How to prune podophylla rodgersia

Remove damaged leaves during the season; cut back in late autumn or early spring. Cut spent flower stems to their base. In autumn or early spring, shear all top growth to just above soil level. Clumps can be divided every 4–5 years in early spring if spreading too wide.

Deadhead as needed; annual cutback once per year. Rodgersia podophylla is a vigorous, largely self-sufficient perennial. The palmate foliage is ornamental from spring through autumn — remove only damaged or diseased leaves during the growing season. Deadhead spent flower panicles at the base after blooming. Cut the whole clump to ground level in late autumn or early spring.

Cut spent flower stems to their base. In autumn or early spring, shear all top growth to just above soil level. Clumps can be divided every 4–5 years in early spring if spreading too wide.