General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 1-2 feet (30-60cm)
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Persicaria microcephala
  • Synonym: Polygonum microcephalum

Photo Gallery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Flower show exhibit
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-13
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Flower show exhibit
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-13
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-13
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-07-21

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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