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Coolham Road
West Chiltington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2LH

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The Plants

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'

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Photo of Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'

£9.00

A stunning Persicaria with oval to heart-shaped, pointed, leathery, mid- to bright green leaves and slender, erect stems bearing short, narrow, dense spikes of tiny, narrowly bell-shaped, red flowers from midsummer into autumn. Rabbit resistant.

Type

  • Perennials

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

  • Beds and borders
  • Cottage style garden
  • Woodland area
  • Contemporary style garden

Special features

  • Attractive to wildlife
  • Low maintenance
  • Ground cover
  • Attractive to bees
  • Architectural

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: Medium

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 90cm

Eventual spread: 75cm

Positions

  • Light shade
  • Sun

Aspects

  • South
  • East
  • West
  • North

Soil types

  • Normal
  • Clay

Soil pH ranges

  • Acid
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline