Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba'
White-flowered red bistort, Red bistort 'Alba', White mountain fleece, Knotweed 'Alba', White knotweed
Persicaria Persicaria
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, leathery, dark green leaves and long-stalked, narrow spikes of tiny, narrowly bell-shaped, white flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
White in Summer; White in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba' (White-flowered red bistort) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting, Rock
Grow in any moist soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba'
White-flowered red bistort, Red bistort 'Alba', White mountain fleece, Knotweed 'Alba', White knotweed
Persicaria Persicaria
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, leathery, dark green leaves and long-stalked, narrow spikes of tiny, narrowly bell-shaped, white flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
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White in Summer; White in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba' (White-flowered red bistort) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting, Rock
Grow in any moist soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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