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Polygala virgata (Purple milkwort)

Other names: Purple broom

P. virgata is an erect, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with linear to narrowly lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves and racemes of pea-like, magenta flowers from late spring into summer.
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0.9m max. spread

2m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polygala myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaf milkwort)

Other names: September bush, Sweet pea bush

P. myrtifolia is a tender, bushy, erect then spreading, evergreen shrub with elliptic to oblong, leathery, mid- to dark green leaves and leafy racemes of purple-veined, greenish-white flowers from spring to autumn.
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2m max. spread

2.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polygala x dalmaisiana (Sweet pea shrub)

Other names: Polygala myrtifolia var. grandiflora, Milkwort

P. x dalmaisiana is a tender, erect, rounded to spreading, evergreen shrub with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and leafy, terminal racemes of magenta or purple flowers with white keels from midsummer to late autumn.
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2.5m max. spread

2.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polygala calcarea 'Lillet' (Milkwort 'Lillet')

'Lillet' is a compact, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with rosettes of ovate, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves and racemes of white-tipped, fringed, deep blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.2m max. spread

0.05m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterflies' (Sweet pea shrub 'Petite Butterflies')

Other names: Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterfly'

'Petite Butterflies' is a compact, tender, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with ovate, dark grey-green leaves and pea-like, magenta flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.9m max. spread

0.9m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora (Large-flowered box-leaved milkwort)

Other names: Bastard box, Creeping milkwort, Shrubby milkwort, Polygala chamaebuxus 'Rhodoptera', Polygala chamaebuxus 'Purpurea', Polygala chamaebuxus var. rhodoptera

P. chamaebuxus var. grandiflora is a compact, mound- or mat-forming, evergreen subshrub with ovate to broadly lance-shaped, leathery, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, large, pea-like, winged, deep purple-pink flowers with yellow keels.
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0.3m max. spread

0.15m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Persicaria milletii (Persicaria milletii)

Other names: Polygonum milletii

P. milletii is an erect, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial bearing lance-shaped to linear, pointed, dark green leaves with prominent mid-veins and dense spikes of bell-shaped, crimson flowers in early summer to mid-autumn.
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0.6m max. spread

0.6m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Persicaria campanulata (Lesser knotweed)

Other names: Polygonum campanulatum

P. campanulata is an herbaceous perennial with ovate foliage and panicles of light-pink, bell-shaped flowers in summer and autumn.
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1m max. spread

1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Persicaria runcinata Needham's form (Thousand knot Needham's form)

Other names: Polygonum runcinatum Needham's form

Needham's form is a vigorous yet borderline hardy, mat- or mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with triangular to arrow-shaped, lobed, pointed, mid-green leaves and slender stems bearing spherical clusters of tiny, bell-shaped, pink flowers from early summer into autumn.
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0.5m max. spread

0.2m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red' (Knotweed 'Darjeeling Red')

Other names: Polygonum affine 'Darjeeling Red'

'Darjeeling Red' is a mat-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with large, elliptic to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from midsummer to mid-autumn, erect spikes of pink flowers that turn red as they mature.
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0.5m max. spread

0.3m max. height

5-10 years to maturity