The Plants
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
bistort

£9.00
A workhorse in the garden, providing showy spikes of flowers for weeks on end from midsummer onward. Bottlebrush spikes in a pleasing warm shade of pink Try it as an eyecatching groundcover plant in moist, even boggy soil or beside water or as a handsome plant in a container. Rabbit resistant.
Type
- Perennials
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Cottage style garden
- Woodland area
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Ground cover
Care instructions
Grow in any moist but well-drained soil. Keep well watered, unless the soil is naturally moist. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring or autumn.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 25cm
Eventual spread: 45cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
- North
Soil types
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Wet shade