Persicaria sp. aff. chinensis var hispida MCW29

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Price:  £6.50 –+ Add to Basket Family:  Polygonaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  Red Leaf Colour:  Brown/Purple/Red Foliage:  Deciduous Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam Height:  90cm to 1.2m (3' to 4') Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H3 minimum 1C to -5C Pot Size:  1.4L Availability:      In stock View our Pot Size guide:

Bushy plants with lovely softly hairy leaves pinkish bronze on the new growth fading to greener. Clusters of pink-red flowers in late summer and autumn. Suspect hardy if mulched well. 1m. Part shade.

Collected by the late Michael Wickenden this is very similar to 'Indian Summer' but with hairy leaves.