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]

Rodgersia pinnata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Rodgersia
Species:
R. pinnata
Binomial name
Rodgersia pinnata
Young plant of Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'

Cultivars may have white, cream, pink or red flowers.[2][3] Red cultivars include 'Fireworks'.[4][5]

The following cultivars have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

References

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  1. ^ RHS 2015, Rodgersia pinnata featherleaf rodgersia.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "Plants & Fungi: Rodgersia pinnata - Species profile from Kew". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  4. ^ Dave's Garden 2015, Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'.
  5. ^ Heritage Perennials 2015, Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’.
  6. ^ "Rodgersia pinnata 'Elegans'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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