Kingdom Plantae Family Saxifragaceae Scientific name Rodgersia pinnata | Order Saxifragales Genus Rodgersia Rank Species | |
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Similar Rodgersia, Rodgersia aesculifolia, Rodgersia podophylla, Darmera, Astilboides | ||
Rodgersia pinnata rotlaub
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.
Cultivars may have white, cream, pink or red flowers. Red cultivars include 'Fireworks'.
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.
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