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Polygonaceae
Mountain Fleece Flower
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Persistence and warmth.
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Native to
- Himalayas, Nepal, India
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Mountain fleece flowers bloom continuously from midsummer until the first hard frost, often flowering for four months straight.
- The slender, bottlebrush-like flower spikes wave gracefully in the wind, adding movement to the garden.
- It is native to the Himalayan mountains of Nepal and India, growing at elevations up to 14,000 feet.
- The cultivar 'Firetail' won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit for its brilliant crimson spikes.
- Despite being related to invasive knotweed, mountain fleece flower is well-behaved and does not spread aggressively.
Color meanings
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lasting friendship
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steadfastness
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warmth