Excellent summer and autumn flowering plants as well as some foliage types. Many are tidy clump formers and not the thugs that many imagine the whole family to be. In particular types of P. amplexicaulis are very good for naturalistic style gardening.
A mat-forming, evergreen perennial with dark green leaves turning red in autumn and spikes of light pink flowers turning red when mature. 25cm. Average soil in shade.
One of the best, older forms with masses of good sized spikes of ruby red flowers from midsummer til late autumn. Clumps to 80cm. Ordinary to good soil in sun or light shade.
Beautiful purplish-red flowers on this form that tend to droop over! Mid summer into autumn, to about 60cm. Average to good soil in sun or light shade.
A new selection from the Belgian collection of Chris Ghyselen. Unusual orange-pink flowers in late summer and autumn. 1m. Ordinary to good soil in sun or light shade. PBR
A new form with masses of drooping soft candy pink flowers on short stems to only 45cm. Decorative greyish green foliage. From the Belgian breeder Chris Ghyselen. PBR.
A recent introduction from Belgian Collection Holder Chris Ghyselen. Compact plants with dense spikes of rich red flowers from midsummer till the frosts. 60cm.
Neat clumps of broad bladed leaves and short stems with fat spikes of coral pink flowers in late spring and summer. 40cm. Good to moist soil in sun or shade.
Wonderful groundcover for light shade or shade. Foliage emerges green with a dark chevron and turns reddish later in summer. Pinkish white flowers from midsummer. 30cm. (previously sold as P.alata)
Like a smaller form of the giant Persicaria polymorpha (now correctly Persicaria alpina). Clumps of stems with broad leaves and branching spikes of white autumn flowers. Excellent autumn foliage colour too before it collapses with the first frosts.
