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A strong coloured Rodgersia, I bought it on sight at Wildside, to plant in the new herbaceous border. The Wildside label says: "One of the darkest and best pink Rodgersias. Raised by us at the Garden House. For a cool site in full sun or light shade." Writing in Gardens Illustrated, Keith Wiley says: "A dark-pink seedling we raised from Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’ while at the Garden House. In the wild, rodgersias often grow on stream banks and like a moisture-retentive soil, without being waterlogged. After flowering the flowerheads in this cultivar turn dark red, and are excellent for use in dried flower arrangements. The handsome crinkled foliage appears late in the spring, with the flowering stems pushing up first, so they are vulnerable at this time to late spring frosts. This late leafing means it is possible to grow early spring bulbs among the roots." |
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| 8th June 2019 | ||