species
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Red bistort
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Persicaria amplexicaulis belongs to the family Polygonaceae, also known as Red bistort, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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