 Rodgersia sambucifolia |
Native Region: western China Zone Range: 05-09 Preferred Climate: temperate Harvest Date: Tuesday 11 October, 2011 Seed count: 150-200
Description:
This clump-forming perennial has elder-like pinnate leaves up to 30 inches long with seven to eleven toothed leaflets. Star-shaped white or prink flowers are born in panicles up to 18 inches long in early to mid-summer. Suits a bog garden or moist woodland border.
Cultivation: For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Grow in humusy, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. Plants dislike drought, but will accept drier conditions if they are in more shade.
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