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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.2m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes'
Other names: Knotweed 'Donald Lowndes'
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Genus: Persicaria
Variety or cultivar: 'Donald Lowndes' _ P. affinis 'Donald Lowndes' is a low-growing, semi-evergreen perennial with dark-green foliage and flower spikes in summer and autumn that emerge light pink and darken with age to dark pink.
Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes' is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Pale-pink, Dark-pink in Summer; Dark-pink, Pale-pink in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green, Bronze in Autumn; Bronze in Winter
Habit: Mat Forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Melianthus major (Honey flower)
Persicaria affinis 'Donald Lowndes' (Knotweed 'Donald Lowndes') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting, Rock
Cultivation: Plant in any moist, free-draining soil in sun or partial shade.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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