How to Grow Rodgersia

Rodgersia has bold leaves that are just as beautiful as its white, yellow or red flowers. This perennial (meaning it comes back year after year) needs shade and moisture to grow well.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Fertilizers
• Garden Trowels
• Mulch
• Plants
• Plants

Planting Rodgersia

1. Plant Rodgersia in a shady spot with soil that doesn't dry out.

2. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.

3. Set plants 12 to 18 inches apart.

4. Place plants no deeper than they were when growing in the containers.

5. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

6. Water well until soil is completely moist.

Choosing Rodgersia

7. Look for Rodgersia at nurseries in spring through fall.

8. Buy Rodgersia in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.

9. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flowers stems.

Caring for Rodgersia

10. Cut off old foliage in early spring using bypass pruners.

11. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the top of the soil in early spring; follow directions on the package.

12. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

13. Keep the soil constantly moist.