Rodgersia

Rodgersia pinnata Superba

• 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-head
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Spikes of bright-pink, star-shaped flowers on dark-red stems in mid- and late summer above deeply divided, dark green leaves, purplish-bronze when young. This award-winning rodgersia is perfect for the moist margins of a pond or stream. Best grown in a sheltered, partially shady site, it contrasts well with the lacy-textured foliage of regal or shuttlecock ferns.
  
  
• 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.