Rodgersia aesculifolia

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|image = Rodgersia aesculifolia.jpg

|image_caption = Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid

|genus = Rodgersia

|species = aesculifolia

|authority = Batalin

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Rodgersia aesculifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae, native to northern China. It is a substantial, herbaceous perennial growing to {{convert|2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} broad, with textured palmate leaves up to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} long, and {{convert|60|cm|0|abbr=on}} 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).{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|page=1136}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cottage-gardens.net/showdetails.asp?id=255 |title=Rodgersia Aesculifolia Herbaceous Perennials > Architectural |publisher=Cottage-gardens.net |accessdate=2013-03-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614051155/http://cottage-gardens.net/showdetails.asp?id=255 |archivedate=2006-06-14 }}

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/15918/Rodgersia-aesculifolia/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Rodgersia aesculifolia AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |date= |accessdate=1 March 2021}}