Family: Polygonaceae
Scientific Name: Persicaria amplexicaulis Firetail
Common Name: Firetail Mountain Fleece Plant
Description | A perennial that needs a lot of room to spread. Has red spikes of flowers. |
Pronunciation | (per-si-KAR-ee-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | crimson flower spikes |
Leaves | green, clasp stem (amplexicaulis), heart shaped (chordate) |
Dimensions | up to 4 feet in proper sites, moderate spreading rate |
Propagation | division |
Native Site | Himalayas, China |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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