Rodgersia aesculifolia, Rodgersia

USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 5 Native Range: China. Soil: Best in moist to wet soils. Light: Full sun to light shade. Height in the Garden: Up to 5' with ample water and fertilizer. Attributes: Fragrant, white to light pink flowers in summer with astoundly large, beautiful foliage. Deciduous in winter. Notes: This is a wonderful perennial in the saxifragaceae, an interesting family, for moist to wet places. The foliage is bold, big and beautiful.  Uses: Bog, lake edge, stream edge and moist border plantings.