Rodgersia pinnata

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Rodgersia
Species: Rodgersia pinnata
Varietas: R. p. var. pinnata – R. p. var. strigosa
Name

Rodgersia pinnata Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Ser. 2, 10. 176. 1888.
Synonyms

Homotypic

Astilbe pinnata (Franch.) Franch., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Ser. 2, 10. 176. 1888.

References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rodgersia pinnata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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]

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:

'Elegans'[6]
'Irish Bronze'[7]
'Superba'[8]

References

RHS 2015, Rodgersia pinnata featherleaf rodgersia.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
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Dave's Garden 2015, Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'.
Heritage Perennials 2015, Rodgersia pinnata ‘Fireworks’.
"Rodgersia pinnata 'Elegans'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
"Rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

"Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

Bibliography

RHS (2015). "Royal Horticultural Society". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
Dave's Garden (2015). "Welcome to Dave's Garden!". Internet Brands. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
Heritage Perennials (2015). "Perennials.com". Retrieved 9 July 2015.