How to tend a Polygonum 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
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove and shape excessive branches
About this plant
- Origin
- East Asia
- Category
- Polygonaceae, Polygonum
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-July, fruiting period August-September
- Flower colors
- white, light red, fruit color brown
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