Scientific Name:
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Pronunciation:
ruh-JUR-zeu ess-kew-lih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
fingerleaf rodgersia
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves mainly basal, palmately compound, 5-7(-9) leaflets, sessile, obovate-oblanceolate, (8-)15-30cm long x (3-)5-12(-17)cm wide, crinkled, margin double serrate (reminiscent of horse chestnut), petioles 15-40cm long; panicles terminal (reminiscent of astilbe), 45-60cm long, flowers fragrant, sepals petal like, (4-)5(-6) per flower, creamy white (sometimes light pink), Jun-Jul.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to R. pinnata (rachis more likely present).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Shapes:
Oblanceolate, Obovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate, Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Double serrate
Additional Info:
Stalk and veins rusty tomentose
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Astilbe
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : confirm ID as some leaves are pinnate