Rodgersia podophylla

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; A.Gray.
Synonyms
	Astilbe podophylla Franch.; Rodgersia japonica Regel;

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.

The compact cultivar ‘Rotlaub’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Rodgersia podophylla". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ "RHS Plantfinder - Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 88. Retrieved 10 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

[MBG-1] "Rodgersia podophylla". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[RHSPF-2] "RHS Plantfinder - Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'". Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[3] "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 88. Retrieved 10 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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