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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Speciosa' (FIRETAIL)

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Very old species, forms beautiful cushions. This plant grows to about 1 meter. The flower colour is scarlet. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - Oktober.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Floriadepark Venlo 2012

Family : Polygonaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanical Gardens Edinburgh

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Broughton Grange, Broughton

© picture 4 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Broughton Grange, Broughton

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Floriadepark Venlo 2012

© picture 7 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Hillier Arboretum Romsey (GB)

© picture 8 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Savill Gardens (GB)

© picture 9 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Savill Gardens (GB)

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Savill Gardens (GB)

© picture 11 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Savill Gardens (GB)

© picture 12 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 75 and 100 cm
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
quantity per m2 : 3
flower colour : red
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : july - october
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop