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Rodgersia

Rodgersia pinnata

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: humus-rich, moist soil
• Rate of growth: slow-to-establish
• Flowering period: July and August
• Flower colour: yellowish-white, pink or red
• Other features: attractive seed-heads
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Spikes of yellowish-white, pink or red, star-shaped flowers on tall, reddish-green stems in mid- and late-summer above heavily-veined, deeply-divided, dark-green leaves. This handsome foliage plant is perfect for the moist margins of a pond or stream. Slow-to-establish, it's best grown in a sheltered, partially shady site that's moist but not water-logged.
  
  
• Garden care: Add lots of well-rotted leaf mould when planting. Protect the young foliage against slug damage using beer traps or environmentally friendly slug pellets. Lift and divide congested colonies in early spring.