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| 15th June 2013 | 6th July 2013 | 28th June 2014 |
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A newish cultivar with pink flowers bordering on red and brown tinged new growth. It is being distributed as a seed strain. Provender Nurseries say: "A new variety with striking red-pink flowers produced on pink-red stems in Jun-August against very beautiful dark green/bronze large and architectural foliage. The flowers develop to reddish maturing seed heads from Aug-Nov for added autumn interest. The genus was named after the US Admiral, John Rodgers, commander of the expedition in which R. podophylla was discovered in the 1850s in Asia." Adam Glas writes in Fine Gardening: "I love all rodgersias; however, ‘Bloody Mary’ is fast becoming one of my favorites. In late spring, the glossy, bronze-red, heavily veined foliage beautifully highlights the deep red buds. The textural journey continues as the sturdy flower stalks develop, revealing feathery panicles of cherry pink flowers. I find its habit to be a bit more dense and compact than that of other cultivars. Although it seems to prefer soil that is more on the wet side, once established it is adaptable to average soil moisture and a bit of sun as long as the roots stay cool under a generous layer of mulch. |
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