Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Also known as
Fingerleaf Rodgersia
Rodgersia podophylla 4587 by Velela (CC BY 2.5)
Full Sun
Easy care
Frequent watering
Frost Hardy
7a
USDA zone
-18°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
2.5m | Max | 1.5m |
1.5m | Min | 1m |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia Overview
Rodgersia aesculifolia is a robust, clump-forming, perennial has large mid-green leaves that look like a chestnut tree's, thus it has the common name chestnut-leaved rodgersia. The leaves are palmately divided into a 5-9 leaflet arrangement, individual leaflets may reach up to 25cm long. In midsummer fluffy, creamy-white or pink flowers are produced on woolly, red-brown stalks above the foliage.
Common problems with Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
How to harvest Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
Generally not harvested.
How to propagate Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
Seed
Division
Divide clumps in spring.
Special features of Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
Wet sites
Other uses of Chestnut-Leaved Rodgersia
This low maintenance plant is a useful addition to wildlife friendly gardens, waterside locations, bog gardens and informal cottage gardens.