mountain fleece or red bistort
Bistorta amplexicaulis
Name
| Botanical name: | Bistorta amplexicaulis or Persicaria amplexicaulis |
| Colloquial name: | mountain fleece or red bistort |
Growth
| Growth form: | wide upright |
| Mature height: | 60 - 80 cm |
Leaf
| Foliage: | spatula-shaped, smooth |
| Leaf color: | green |
| Autumn leaf color: | red-coloured leaf margins |
Blossom / fruit
| Blossom: | narrow upright spikes |
| Flowering period: | July - October |
| Flower color: | red |
Miscellaneous
| Location: | sunny to semi shade |
| Flowering period: | all year round |
| Requirement: | 5 - 8 pieces/m² |
| Use for: | Group, Border, Oriental garden. |
| Ships as: | as pot plant |
| Hardiness: | yes |
