Persicaria virginiana (Compton's form)

Search PlantFinder Names

Persicaria virginiana (Compton's form)

(0 ratings) --- Rate this plant / Read comments

Kemper Code: W350

Common Name: mountain fleece
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Polygonaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 3 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: August - September Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Reddish pink
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

Sources for this plant

View our source(s)

Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in part shade. Will grow in both sun and shade as long as soils are kept consistently moist. Rhizomatous plant which may spread in the garden in optimum growing conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This knotweed is grown primarily for its attractive, variegated foliage: elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (to 6" long) which are silvery with a large chocolate chevron through the center. It is a vigorous perennial which typically forms a foliage mound 18-30" tall and as wide. Tiny, reddish-pink, beady, jumpseed-like flowers on slender stems appear in mid to late summer, but are not particularly showy. It is varyingly sold by nurseries as a cultivar of Persicaria, Polygonum or Tovara.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Mass in shade, woodland or cottage gardens. Also may be used in borders.