General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 8 - 10 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Russet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Himalayan Knotweed
  • Himalayan Fleece Flower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta affinis
  • Synonym: Persicaria affinis

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Location: Belsay Hall, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-08-05
Location: Belsay Hall, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-06-14
Location: Belsay Hall, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-08-05
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-09-25
Close up, the flower is very pretty.
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-09-14
It needs cutting back every year, the creeping stems can be too r
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy

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