Plant name: Persicaria
Other names: Knotweed
Category: perennial
Plant family: Polygonaceae
Light preference: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil preference: Loam, Clay, Chalk Sand
Flowering/fruiting month: June- August
Size:
- 0.1-0.5 meters height
- 0.5-1 meters spread
Description:
Persicaria affinis is a creeping, mat-forming perennial, with narrow green leaves and lollipop spikes of pale pink flowers. Semi-evergreen, it makes a fine choice for using as ground cover in a mixed herbaceous border, and its blooms are popular with pollinators.
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