Botanical name: Phytolacca americana
Other names: Pokeweed, Red ink plant, American pokeweed, Pokeberry, Poke, Poke salad, Scoke, Pigeonberry, Inkberry, Phytolacca decandra
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Genus: Phytolacca
Species: P. americana - P. americana is an erect, unpleasant-smelling perennial with branching, red-flushed stems and large, ovate to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves turning purple-flushed in autumn. Racemes of white to pink flowers bloom from midusmmer to early autumn followed by maroon to purple-black fruit in autumn.
Phytolacca americana is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Summer; White in Autumn
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Flushed purple, Mid-green in Autumn
Habit: Branching, Erect
Toxicity: Highly toxic - all parts may be fatal if ingested.
Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 1m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Waterside, Woodland
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Readily self-sows and may become invasive.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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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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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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