Rodgersia pinnata

Rodgersia pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.

It is a robust, herbaceous perennial growing to 120 cm (47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with textured palmate/pinnate leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, with 5-9 leaflets.

60 cm (24 in) erect panicles made up of tiny, star-shaped flowers, are borne on reddish green stems in summer.

[1] Cultivars may have white, cream, pink or red flowers.

[4][5] The following cultivars have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

Young plant of Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks'