How to tend a Persicaria bistorta
Also known as: Polygonum bistorta L., Bistorta major var. ovata Nakai ex H.Hara, Bistorta major var. pacifica (Petrov ex Kom.) H.Hara, Bistorta vulgaris Hill, Bistorta vulgaris var. nitens (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Nakai, Bistorta vulgaris var. pacifica (Petrov ex Kom.) Miyabe, Bistorta officinalis subsp. japonica (H.Hara) Yonek., Bistorta officinalis subsp. pacifica (Petrov ex Kom.) Yonek., Bistorta abbreviata Kom., Bistorta carnea (K.Koch) Kom., Bistorta ensigera (Juz.) Tzvelev, Bistorta lapidosa Kitag., Bistorta major Gray, Bistorta major subsp. carnea (K.Koch) Soják, Bistorta major subsp. cordifolia (Turcz.) Soják, Bistorta major subsp. elliptica (Willd. ex Spreng.) Soják, Bistorta major subsp. ensigera (Juz.) Soják, Bistorta major subsp. nitens (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Soják, Bistorta major subsp. plumosa (Small) H.Hara, Bistorta nitens (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kom., Bistorta officinalis Delarbre, Bistorta pacifica Kom., Bistorta pacifica var. tomentella (Kom.) Tzvelev, Bistorta pacifica f. velutina Kitag., Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene, Bistorta subauriculata Kom., Colubrina intorta Montandon, Bistorta elliptica (Willd. ex Spreng.) V.V.Petrovsky, D.F.Murray & Elven, Polygonum lapidosum (Kitag.) Kitag., Polygonum bistorta subsp. plumosum (Small) Hultén, Polygonum plumosum Small, Polygonum bistorta var. plumosum (Small) B.Boivin
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Only need keep soil moist
Sunlight
Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Humus-rich sandy loam
Fertilizer
No much requirement for fertilizers
Pruning
Remove weeds timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Polygonaceae, Polygonum
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period July-August, flowering period August-September
- Flower colors
- light red, fruit color brown
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