| Rodgersia podophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Rodgersia |
| Species: | R. podophylla |
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| Rodgersia podophylla A.Gray. | |
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Rodgersia podophylla is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family native to Japan and Korea. Growing to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and broad, it is a herbaceous perennial with handsome spiky leaves, and occasional creamy-white flower panicles in June and July. It is extensively grown for ornamental use in gardens where it prefers damp shady positions on neutral to acid soils. Though hardy to −20 °C (−4 °F) it enjoys a sheltered location. It is chosen primarily for its clumps of large 5- or 7-toothed palmate leaves, which open bronze, turning green in summer and bronze-red in autumn. It can spread by underground rhizomes, eventually covering a large area.
The compact cultivar 'Rotlaub' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- "Rodgersia podophylla". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "RHS Plantfinder - Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 88. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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| Rodgersia podophylla |
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