About

This garden perennial, reaching 40-120cm, with mounding habit. It displays showy flowers. 'Tama-jishi' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Rohdea are rhizomatous perennials with basal rosettes of fleshy, dark green leaves and erect spikes of narrowly bell-shaped flowers in early spring

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, cottage gardens

Care notes

CultivationFertile well-drained soil
PruningCut back autumn/spring
PropagationDivide 3-4 years
Pest resistanceSlugs possible
Disease resistanceMildew possible