Persicaria bistorta

Persicaria bistorta

Persicaria bistorta vigorous clump-forming herbaceous or semi-evergreen ornamental garden plant bearing upright spikes of bright-pink bottlebrush small light pink flowers through the summer months.

It likes a moist but well drained soil in sun or partial shade but is adaptable to most soils and conditions. Ideal as a  groundcover and great for cutting.

How to take care of Persicaria bistorta

Suitable for the rock garden or along a ponds edge. This plant prefers a damp place, but can be fairly drought tolerant once established. Requires a sunny spot and a moderately rich soil. It can tolerate partial shade too.

Grows generally quite fast and can grow to very large clumps which needs dividing every 2 -3 seasons. In spring, take the plant out of the ground and cut the clump into several pieces. Each piece needs some leaves and some roots to plant back down.

Plant them back in the ground immediately after splitting. Never let the roots dry out. Generally disease-free. Deadhead spent flower spikes. Clean up decaying leaves of perennials around the plant to avoid suffocating the plant.