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Carol’s 8 favourites for wet weather

Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’

odgersias are one of the most handsome of all damp-loving plants, with bold palmate leaves and fluffy flowerheads. This variety has tiny bright pink flowers. The leaf surface is puckered and slightly shiny. Both in spring when emerging and in autumn when preparing to hibernate, the leaves are tinted with rich bronze. Rodgersias love moist or Jul-Aug 1.5m x 1m

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