Rodgersia aesculifolia var.henricii Hybrid
29th July 2012
I was looking for a plant of R.aesculifolia var. henricii when I came upon this. It was raised from seed collected
from the real plant but it was open pollinated and Rodgersia aren't very particular (I think even I would stand a chance
on a dark night after a pint of cider).
It is still small but I am not expecting great things from it.
The true plant has the veins sunk into the top surface of the leaf which adds texture to the appearance. It also has
and extra leaflet or two compared with the type variety which extends the leaf along its axis and reduces the similarity
with Aesculus.
11th July 2014