Rodgersia pinnata

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

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]

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

R. pinnata is useful as an ornamental groundcover plant for the margins of streams or ponds. The cultivar ‘Superba’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ RHS 2015, Rodgersia pinnata featherleaf rodgersia.
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ↑ http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Rodgersia-pinnata.htm
  4. ↑ Dave's Garden 2015, Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'.
  5. ↑ Heritage Perennials 2015, Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’.
  6. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 88. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

Bibliography

  • RHS (2015). "Royal Horticultural Society". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  • Dave's Garden (2015). "Welcome to Dave's Garden!". Internet Brands. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  • Heritage Perennials (2015). "Perennials.com". Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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