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Rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'

rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'

'Irish Bronze' is a robust herbaceous perennial with leaves divided palmately into oblong leaflets, bronze-tinted, especially when young, and deep bronze stems bearing panicles of pale pink flowers that fade to white

Synonyms
Rodgersia pinnata 'Irish Bronze'
Rodgersia aesculifolia 'Irish Bronze'
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Botanical details
Family
Saxifragaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
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Genus

Rodgersia are moisture-loving rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with handsome, often attractively tinted, leaves that may be pinnately or palmately divided, and small star-shaped flowers in large conical panicles in summer, remaining showy in fruit

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile reliably moist soils in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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