Persicaria decipiens
SLENDER KNOTWEED
Polygonaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-13

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Origins: Australia, Sydney region region, NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, NT, SA, TAS, Europe-W Russia, North Africa, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, SW Asia-Middle East

Other Botanical Names: Polygonum decipiens, P. minus, P. salicifolium, P. serrulatum

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Persicaria decipiens
SLENDER KNOTWEED
Polygonaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-13

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: pink

Flowering Time: late summer to late autumn

Leaves: mid green; marked purple; red-purple in autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, oriental & bush designs

Uses: mass planting, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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