Melinda Myers

Rodgersia

Botanical Name

Rodgersia spp.

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

7

Height

3 to 5 feet

Width

4 to 5 feet

Flowers

Late spring to midsummer: creamy white, creamy pink to red, arranged on large panicles

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Requires moist soil

Planting & Care

• Seldom needs division
• Do not allow soil to dry out

Problems

Leaf scorch in dry soil

Varieties

• Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' - foliage emerges chocolate red in spring, maturing to green and then to bronze, red then brown in fall, flowers mature from pink to burgundy-red
• Rodgersia aesculifolia - leaves resemble that of horsechestnut (Aesculus), hense the name, creamy white flowers, 3 to 5 feet
• Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub' - coppery-red leaves that mature to red-bronze in fall, jagged edged leaf margins, creamy white flowers, 3 to 4 feet