Rodgersia podophylla
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodgersia podophylla is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family native to Japan and Korea. Growing to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and broad, it is a herbaceous perennial with handsome spiky leaves, and occasional creamy-white flower panicles in June and July.[1] It is extensively grown for ornamental use in gardens where it prefers damp shady positions on neutral to acid soils. Though hardy to −20 °C (−4 °F) it enjoys a sheltered location. It is chosen primarily for its clumps of large 5- or 7-toothed palmate leaves, which open bronze, turning green in summer and bronze-red in autumn. It can spread by underground rhizomes, eventually covering a large area.
| Rodgersia podophylla | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Rodgersia |
| Species: | R. podophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Rodgersia podophylla | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The compact cultivar 'Rotlaub' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.