Rodgersia aesculifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to northern China. It is a substantial, herbaceous perennial growing to 20NaN0 tall by 10NaN0 broad, with textured palmate leaves up to 25cm (10inches) long, and 60cm (20inches) erect panicles made up of tiny, star-shaped white or pink flowers in summer. The leaves resemble those of the horse chestnut, hence the specific epithet aesculifolia (chestnut-leaved).[1] [2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]