Light pink/white flowers in summer. To 80 cms in height. Popular, clump forming perennial for sun or part shade. Suitable for cut flowers. Winter dormant.
To 1 metre. Architectural plant. Huge, impressive, palmate, wrinkled leaves. The veins and leaf stalks are reddish-brown and densely woolly. In midsummer, the upright flower spikes are made up of white or pink florets. Rodgersias add drama and definition to gardens in full sun and partial shade. Suits by water, woodland, or in other moist garden sites. Humous rich soil, partial shade to full sun. Winter dormant.
More superior variety with larger clear mid pink flowers. Sun or light shade. Winter dormant.
(Burning Bush). Plants are 1 year old. Mature plants are up to 90 cms in height. Purple-mauve flowers with darker veins early summer, highly fragrant lemon scented leaves. A beautiful plant when in flower and a favourite of mine. Lovely as specimen plant where you can brush past it. Usually take 4 years to flower. Winter dormant.
(Burning Bush). Year 1 plants. To 90 cms. Highly fragrant, white, 5-petalled flowers in early summer. These may take two more years to flower. They and the unripe fruit, produce an aromatic, volatile oil which may be ignited in hot weather. Sun. Rare, specimen plant and not seen in garden centres. Best planted in permanent position where you can brush past this. Winter dormant.