Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Blackfield'
Red bistort 'Blackfield', Mountain fleeceflower 'Blackfield', Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield', Mountain fleece 'Blackfield'
Persicaria Persicaria
'Blackfield' _ 'Blackfield' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, leathery, mid- to dark green leaves and long-stalked, slender spikes of tiny, narrowly bell-shaped, dark red to maroon flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Dark-red in Summer; Dark-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (Red bistort 'Blackfield') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.9m 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 'Blackfield'
Red bistort 'Blackfield', Mountain fleeceflower 'Blackfield', Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield', Mountain fleece 'Blackfield'
Persicaria Persicaria
'Blackfield' _ 'Blackfield' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, pointed, leathery, mid- to dark green leaves and long-stalked, slender spikes of tiny, narrowly bell-shaped, dark red to maroon flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
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Dark-red in Summer; Dark-red in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (Red bistort 'Blackfield') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.9m 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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