Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Blackfield’
Persicaria 'Blackfield' has wands of deep red flowers that last for months above bold mounds of lance-shaped, mid green foliage.
Description:
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' is a long-blooming perennial for the summer and fall garden with wands of black-red buds opening to deep red flowers that bloom for months on end atop rich green foliage produced in a vigorous yet clumping mound. It is known as red bistort or mountain fleece.
Common Name: Red Bistort
Family: Polygonaceae (The Buckwheat Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open and shaded grassy areas in valleys and on slopes, in mixed forests on mountain slopes, and on forest margins from 1000-3300 metres in China and adjacent Himalayan countries.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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