Rodgersia podophylla [bronze form]

Also Known As

Rodgersia podophylla 'Bronze Form'
Rodgersia [Bronze Form]
Bronze Rodgersia

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

4a-9b

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Rodgersia podophylla [bronze form] plant details

Rodgersia podophylla [bronze form] is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with bronze and green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rodgersia podophylla [bronze form]

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: saxifragaceae
Foliage: deciduous bronze and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: big leaves, showy, tropical-looking, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rodgersia podophylla [bronze form]

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Outstanding selected seedling from Bellevue Botanical Garden in Washington – Jagged edged leaflets emerge in burnished copper hues, panicles of frothy pink flowers in early summer – customers love the big bold leaves on this 3’ plant! This living sculpture prefers a cool, moist location where it will not have to fight greedy tree roots – morning sun or bright shade for best leaf color – Slow to propagate and RARE! Z5

By: Secret Garden Growers

Rodgersia 'Bronze Form' has dark purple new growth in spring turning green in summer. R. 'Bronze Form' will eventually get 3-4' across and 1 ½' tall.

By: Gossler Farms

Big, bold-leaved clumping perennial with striking bronze new growth. Leaves are rather like an umbrella. White flowers in summer. At maturity, mounding to 3ft tall x 3ft wide. Part sun to shade. Rich, moisture- retentive soil. Summer water where dry. USDA zone 6

By: Cistus Nursery

An underutilized bold foliage plant, which will grow in a ordinary garden soil but transforms impressively in moist soils. Bold dark bronze foliage emerges in the spring, developing more olive tones as summer progresses. Creamy white panicles on 2-3' (possibly 4') panicles in early summer attract butterflies.

By: Avant Gardens

A must-have foliage plant selected at Washington's Bellevue Botanic Garden, this topnotch cultivar brandishes red-tinged chocolate-colored new growth. Open ivory-hued panicles rise high above the striking textural clump composed of prominently veined compound leaves divided into 5 to 9 large leaflets with sharply serrated edges. The stylish richly tinted foliage turns dark green in midsummer, warmed by occasional ruddy shades and come autumn, transmutes brilliant copper and maroon hues, offsetting fine hewn plants like Carex 'Oehme' and Thalictrum 'Elin'.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Selected at the famed Bellevue Botanic Garden, WA, many years ago for superior form, it emerges every spring with dark chocolaty red foliage. The leaves age to green with some ruddy highlights. White flowers on stems to 4', leaves to 24".