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BogsHerbaceous Perennial

Rodgersia podophylla

Rodgers' bronze-leaf

A robust herbaceous perennial, forming a clump of jaggedly-lobed palmate leaves to 40cm long, bronze when young and turning reddish-bronze in autumn, occasionally with arching panicles of small creamy-white flowers in late summer

Synonyms

Rodgersia podophylla 'Rodgers Bronze Leaf'
Rodgersia pinnata 'Rodger's Bronze Leaf'

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Ultimate height

1–1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Clay

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Poorly–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

North–facing or West–facing or East–facing or South–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Saxifragaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
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: Correct
Plant range: Japan, Korea

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

Cottage and informal garden
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to slug damage on young leaves

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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