Herb latin name: Rodgersia podophylla


Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)



Edible parts of Rodgersia podophylla:

Young leaves. No more details are given.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Perennial


Height:
130 cm
(4 1/4 foot)

Flowering:
June
to July

Habitat of the herb:

Moist woods in the mountains of C. and N. Japan, 700 - 2000 metres. Shaded slopes in Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China.

Other uses of Rodgersia podophylla:

Plants can be grown for ground cover when spaced about 1 metre apart each way.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in early spring. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.

Cultivation of Rodgersia podophylla:

Moist woods in the mountains of C. and N. Japan, 700 - 2000 metres. Shaded slopes in Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Rodgersia podophylla:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.