Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing'
Feather leaf rodgersia 'Chocolate Wing'
Rodgersia Rodgersia
'Chocolate Wing' _ 'Chocolate Wing' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial with large, pinnate or palmate, wrinkled, veined, glossy leaves, brown when young, turning bronze-flushed, dark green in summer, and brown-green in autumn. In summer, tall, erect, red-flushed stems bear dense panicles of small, star-shaped, pale pink flowers that turn deep red with age.
Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' is: Deciduous
Upright, Clump-forming
Pink, Dark-red in Summer
Brown in Spring; Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Summer; Dark-green, Brown in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Slugs Slugs
Cut back after flowering.
Division
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Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' (Feather leaf rodgersia 'Chocolate Wing') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in deep, fertile, moist soil in full sun or part shade. Protect from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing'
Feather leaf rodgersia 'Chocolate Wing'
Rodgersia Rodgersia
'Chocolate Wing' _ 'Chocolate Wing' is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial with large, pinnate or palmate, wrinkled, veined, glossy leaves, brown when young, turning bronze-flushed, dark green in summer, and brown-green in autumn. In summer, tall, erect, red-flushed stems bear dense panicles of small, star-shaped, pale pink flowers that turn deep red with age.
Deciduous
Upright, Clump-forming
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Pink, Dark-red in Summer
Brown in Spring; Dark-green, Flushed bronze in Summer; Dark-green, Brown in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Rodgersia pinnata 'Chocolate Wing' (Feather leaf rodgersia 'Chocolate Wing') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in deep, fertile, moist soil in full sun or part shade. Protect from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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