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rodgersia|rɒˈdʒɜːzɪə|
Also Rodgersia.
[mod.L. (A. Gray 1859, in Mem. Amer. Acad. New Ser. VI. 389), f. the name of John Rodgers (1812–82), American admiral + -ia1.]
A large perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Saxifragaceæ, native to eastern Asia, and bearing compound leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers.
[1902Gardeners' Chron. 23 Aug. 131/2 At present in the rock garden at Kew there is in flower, for the first time in Europe, a new species of Rodgersia.] 1908R. J. Farrer Alpines & Bog-Plants ix. 185 Of foliage plants for the lake-side..there is nothing to surpass the Rodgersias. 1962Amateur Gardening 24 Mar. 4/2 Among foliage plants for the waterside there are none to surpass the rodgersias. 1976Country Life 6 May 1172/3 There is a wealth of plants..including hardy plants such as gunneras, rodgersias, hostas and hellebores. |