Persicaria runcinata 'Purple Fantasy'

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Price:  £5.50 Notify me when this item is available Family:  Polygonaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  White Leaf Colour:  Multicoloured Foliage:  Deciduous Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam Height:  30cm to 45cm (12" to 18") Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H4 minimum -5C to -10C Pot Size:  1.4L Availability:      None available at present. View our Pot Size guide:

Mint green leaves with bold silver and burgundy chevrons, the whole leaf will turn bright red with cold weather when grown in sun, retaining the chevron. Good soil in sun or part/light shade. 45cm.

With Persicaria runcinata the leaf is not the usual simple triangle shape, it has lobes along the petiole that join up with the base of the leaf blade itself.  Once established the foliage effect of this plant is quite stunning, the smallish heads of white flowers that flush pinkish are quite superfluous!