This cultivar features vibrant red stems and leaves that take on a bronzy-red hue, persisting through the fall. The foliage is characterized by its five-lobed, veined structure, with each leaflet displaying a serrated margin. In early summer, creamy flower panicles emerge, rising to about one meter tall.

Rodgersia are herbaceous perennials that thrive in moist conditions and grow from rhizomes. They feature attractive foliage, which can be either pinnately or palmately divided, often with interesting coloration. In summer, they produce small, star-like flowers arranged in large conical clusters, which continue to be visually appealing even after they have set fruit.

Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'

Rodgersia podophylla 'Saarbrücken'

Rodgersia podophylla 'Smaragd' is a clump-forming perennial that reaches a height of approximately 1 meter. Its large, palmate leaves consist of serrated leaflets that display a vibrant green color, exhibiting a bronze hue when they first emerge and again in the fall. In mid-summer, the plant produces tall plumes adorned with small, creamy white flowers that rise gracefully above the leaves.

Rodgersia podophylla 'Smaragd'

Rodgersia podophylla Donard selection

Rodgersia red-flowered

Rodgersia sambucifolia is a perennial plant that forms clumps and spreads through rhizomes. It features dark green, pinnately compound leaves that are reminiscent of those found on Elderberry plants. In July and August, it produces airy, creamy white flower plumes that rise above the foliage.

Rodgersia sambucifolia

Rodgersia sambucifolia 'Longzhoushan'

Rodgersia sambucifolia 'Mountain Select'

Rodgersia sambucifolia 'Rothaut'

Rodgersia sambucifolia dwarf, pink-flowered

Rodgersia sambucifolia dwarf, white-flowered

Rodgersia sambucifolia large, green-stemmed

Rodgersia sambucifolia large, red-stemmed

Rodgersia sambucifolia white-flowered

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