Description

Persicaria vacciniifolia description

Upright pink flower spikes from late summer and into the autumn.
At times the foliage turns red and will remain a rusty brown through the winter.

It makes excellent ground cover, but do not put it too close to smaller plants.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.

This has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit [1]. To win this impressive accolade the plants must have outstanding excellence for decorating a garden, be robust, not require highly specialist growing conditions or care and not be particularly susceptible to any pest or disease.

How easy is it to grow:
Good for the front of a border, or on a bank, by a patio or in pots.
It is reliable in most soils, including heavy or clay soils.

Also known as: Polygonum vacciniifolium or Bistorta vacciniifolia

Common name: Rock Knotweed or Whortleberry-leaved Knotweed.

 

The best position in the garden:

Sun or semi shade.

Is it useful as a ground cover plant?

Yes, it will fill a largish space.

What type of soil:

Any reasonable soil, also tolerates acidic soil. Tolerates clay soil.

How much moisture:

Normal.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.

Size of plant:

Height 30 cm.
Spreading.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 1 plant per square metre.

Reference:
[1] Royal Horticultural Society – opens in a separate window.