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PERSICARIA alpina

Commonly known as Alpine knotweed

(syn. P. polymorpha) - tall growing with tall stems or plumes of creamy-white flowers

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Available Early Spring 2021 - Should be available March/April onwards depending on growing conditions.

individually £11.50 each, 3+ £9.00 each

Available Early Spring 2021

1.5 to 2 Litre - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch

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Deciduous - linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves to 15cm (6in) long on stalks 1cm (½in) long
White - creamy white
Height - to 1.8m (6ft)
Spread - to 1.5m (5ft)
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial - erect, clump-forming rhizomatous perennial, many branched from the middle upwards. Produces spikes of cup- to funnel-shaped flowers to 15cm (6in) long
Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
Full sun
Partial shade
Additional Features - Good to know - - also known as Polygonum alpinum acc. to RHS in the AtoZ (height and spread to 1m) and also Persicaria polymorpha by the RHS online (height and spread 2m x 1.5m)
Pests & Diseases - none
Place of origin - Eurasia
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Hardiness - Fully hardy -
Seasonal Interest - Summer -
Soil Conditions - Tolerates all - - any moist soil
Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -