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Rodgers' bronze-leaf | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Rodgers' bronze-leaf

Rodgersia podophylla

Genus: Rodgersia
Family: Saxifragaceae

About this plant

R. podophylla is a robust herbaceous perennial, forming a clump of jaggedly-lobed palmate leaves to 40cm long, bronze when young and turning reddish-bronze in autumn, occasionally with arching panicles of small creamy-white flowers in late summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile reliably moist soils in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Pests

Slugs may damage young leaves

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years