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    PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Blackfield'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Blackfield'

    Commonly known as Knotweed, Polygonum

    Slender flowers in deep red-black. A smouldering beauty
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      Ovate, lance-shaped, pointed, mid-green leaves to 25cm (10in) long, slightly puckered.
    • Red
      Deep red black
    • Bell/Lantern
      Narrowly bell-shaped 5mm (¼in) long
    • Spikes
      Long-stalked narrow spikes to 10cm (4in) long
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Robust, clump-forming perennial
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Tolerates all
      Any moist soil.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
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    ARUNDO donax var. versicolor and PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Blackfield'
    COTINUS coggygria 'Rubrifolius', ERYNGIUM giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' and PERSICARIA amplexicaulis 'Blackfield'
    EUPHORBIA x pasteurii and PERSICARIA
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    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
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    10m²
    £15.50
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