Rodgersia pinnata
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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Rodgersia |
| Species: | R. pinnata |
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Young plant of Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'
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
- RHS 2015, Rodgersia pinnata featherleaf rodgersia.
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- Dave's Garden 2015, Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'.
- Heritage Perennials 2015, Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’.
- "RHS Plantfinder - Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Dave's Garden (2015). "Welcome to Dave's Garden!". Internet Brands. Retrieved 14 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Heritage Perennials (2015). "Perennials.com". Retrieved 9 July 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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