Rodgersia pinnata

Rodgersia pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. It is a robust, herbaceous perennial growing to 120 cm (47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with textured palmate/pinnate leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, with 5-9 leaflets. 60 cm (24 in) erect panicles made up of tiny, star-shaped flowers, are borne on reddish green stems in summer. The flowers are white.[1]

Rodgersia pinnata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Rodgersia
Species:
R. pinnata
Binomial name
Rodgersia pinnata
Young plant of Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'

Cultivars may have white, cream, pink or red flowers.[2][3] Red cultivars include 'Fireworks'.[4][5]

The following cultivars have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

References
  1. RHS 2015, Rodgersia pinnata featherleaf rodgersia.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. "Plants & Fungi: Rodgersia pinnata - Species profile from Kew". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  4. Dave's Garden 2015, Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'.
  5. Heritage Perennials 2015, Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’.
  6. "Rodgersia pinnata 'Elegans'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. "Rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. "Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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