Rodgersia

Rodgersia pinnata Elegans

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: humus-rich, moist soil
• Rate of growth: slow-to-establish
• Flowering period: July and August
• Flower colour: pink
• Other features: attractive pink-tinted seed-heads
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Spikes of star-shaped, pink flowers on tall stems in mid- and late-summer above deeply divided, copper-tinted, dark green leaves. This bold foliage plant is perfect for the moist, but not waterlogged, margins of a pond or stream. Resist the urge to remove the faded flower-spikes since both the seed-heads and foliage look wonderful frosted in the winter garden.
  
  
• 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.

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