Its homeland is mountain slopes or riverside shores in distant Asia, but it can also grow in Europe. Rodgersja, represented by several shade-loving species, feels very comfortable wherever the land is fertile and not too dry.And although an overseas plant would find a place in many corners of our gardens, it is still far too rare a visitor.However, when rodgersja settles in with us, you can neither not notice nor pass by indifferently.
Under the right conditions, this Asian perennial grows to a large size.It only takes a few weeks for it to grow over a meter tall, unfolding huge decorative leaves.And it is above all that they make rodgersja an extremely attractive and even spectacular plantSome varieties also have very nice inflorescences. Numerous small flowers, white or pink-red in color, gathered in loose openwork panicles, rise high above the leaves. The blooming rodgersia looks like an elaborate piece of jewelery art.
Over the years of cultivating wonderful perennials, specialists in specialized gardeners have found that different species of rodgersia cross easily with each other.Many new varieties disappear quickly, others are difficult to assign to a specific species, and often even among five species it is impossible to separate or distinguish plants of one species from another. At one time considered to be a species, Rodgersia henrycii was recognized as a hybrid of Rodgersia aesculifolia and Rodgersia pinnata.
To grow freely, wonderful perennials need a lot of space in the bed.Once planted, they will remain in the same place for up to several dozen years. Rodgersje has no enemies.Diseases do not attack them, even snails do not like large leaves.Only excessive sunlight, drought and spring frosts can harm them.
The best time to plant Rodgersia is early fall. Also at the end of the green season, we reproduce our own older plants by dividing them. You can also split the rhizomes into parts. In the fall, leaves of many varieties change color slightly before they wither. Before winter, cut the dried leaves low to the ground.In spring, at the beginning of the growing season, we feed the rodgers with a small amount of organic fertilizer.And these are all the care treatments that wonderful perennials need, provided they grow in the right conditions.
Beware of frosts!
Young leaves are very delicate and spring frosts can severely damage or even destroy them.Therefore, you should avoid planting rodgersia in exposed places or in hollows with cold air.If the forecasts indicate night frosts, it is worth covering the plants even for one night.Varieties that start growing late at the latest, such as 'Die Schöne', 'Die Stolze', 'Die Anmutige', 'Spitzentänzerin' and 'White Feathers', are less endangered and can also be grown in colder areas.
Various leaf shapes
Upon closer inspection of the plant, you will notice that the leaves of rodgersia species are clearly different from each other.
1.Rodgersja bzolistnaRodgersia sambucifolia has leaves slightly similar to elderberry.
2.Pinnata RodgersjaRodgersia pinnata is distinguished by leaf plates with a strong pattern of nerves. True to its name, the leaves of the 3rd horse chestnut rodgersia Rodgersia aesculifolia closely resemble the leaves of the chestnut tree.
4.Rodgersja stopowcolistnaRodgersia podophylla has pointed toothed leaves, most different from other species.
5.Rodgersja NepaleseRodgersia nepalensis sprouts pinnate leaves. Their leaves grow at larger intervals on a common axis (settlement).
