Conservation Plant
- Introduced: 2008
- By: Derbyshire Group
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Conservation Scheme information for Rodgersia podophylla ‘Instow’
- ID: P154
- Introduced: 2008
- By: Derbyshire Group
- Reason: Historical interest. Found at Tapeley Park, Instow, North Devon in the 1980’s.
- Verified by: National Collection holder (Heather Booker)
- Description: Herbaceous,clump-forming (rather than running) form of Rodgersia podophylla.
- Dimensions: 70cm x 50cm
- Flowers: Panicles of white flowers to 180cm
- Foliage: Jaggedly lobed, palmate leaves in rich red-bronze.
- Soil: Any moisture-retentive soil.
- Aspect: Part shade
- Pests: Slugs may damage young leaves in spring.
- Cultivation: Protect from drying winds. Cut back after flowering.
- Propagation: Divide established clumps.
Extended plant information for Rodgersia podophylla ‘Instow’
Articles and Publications linked to this species
Articles and Publications linked to this genus
Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016
Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016
Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition
Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
Additional plant photos and information
Plants in the genus
Rodgersia sambucifolia
Rodgersia sambucifolia
Rodgersia podophylla ‘Instow’
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia pinnata ex ‘Superba’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Rosea’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Elegans’
Rodgersia pinnata ‘Buckland Beauty’
Rodgersia pinnata – at Flaxbourne Farm
Rodgersia pinnata – at Coton Manor
Rodgersia pinnata
Rodgersia pinnata
Rodgersia nepalensis
Rodgersia from Tibet
Rodgersia ex ‘Fascination’
Rodgersia aesculifolia var. henrici hybrid
Rodgersia aesculifolia var. henrici
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