General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta amplexicaulis
  • Synonym: Persicaria amplexicaulis

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Date: 2010-08-22
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Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-08-22
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-08-22
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-08-22

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