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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' - MOUNTAIN FLEECE 'FIRETAIL'
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PER-SMP-FIRTAI
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Mountain Fleece is a little-known plant in the Midwest, but we expect this will change. This hardy and easy-to-grow perennial from Himalaya forms more or less ground-covering clumps with 6" long spikes of crimson red flowers from early summer until fall.
It appreciates some afternoon shade in hotter climates, but it does well in Indianapolis (Newfields Gardens), which can get quite hot. With too much shade, the plants will become leggy. Likes moisture and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Leave some room for this plant, since the clumps will get wider in time. It may re-seed a little, but it's more rare than common, and the seedlings may differ from the original plant. 'Firetail' is known to attract butterflies and birds.
Looks great in flower beds, on the edges of woodland gardens, clearings in woodland gardens, in rain gardens, pond margins, and cottage gardens. Other names are Polygonum amplexicaule and Bistorta amplexicaulis.
Blooming Time: June to September
Size: 3-4' tall and wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
Culture: Full sun to half shade; grows best in heavier, clay, and drained soils as well as loam
Moisture Needs: medium-moist (average) to wet
Origin: the species is native to the Himalayas (Afghanistan to Southwest China); the cultivar was selected by Alan Bloom at his nursery (Bressingham Gardens, England) from seedlings of P. amplexicaulis 'Atrosanguinea' in the 1980's (x)
Black Walnut Tolerant: anecdotally, but not confirmed
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Good companions are Asters, Agastache foeniculum or hybrids, Asclepias incarnata, Eupatorium, Hemerocallis (daylily), Leucanthemum superbum, Sanquisorba, Veronicastrum and taller grasses like Panicum, Andropogon gerardii, or Pennisetum.
It also goes well with Hostas if they're planted in half shade or get half a day of sunshine.
Pictures Copyright: Herba Grata nursery
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' - MOUNTAIN FLEECE 'FIRETAIL'
$11.99
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Mountain Fleece is a little-known plant in the Midwest, but we expect this will change. This hardy and easy-to-grow perennial from Himalaya forms more or less ground-covering clumps with 6" long spikes of crimson red flowers from early summer until fall.
It appreciates some afternoon shade in hotter climates, but it does well in Indianapolis (Newfields Gardens), which can get quite hot. With too much shade, the plants will become leggy. Likes moisture and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Leave some room for this plant, since the clumps will get wider in time. It may re-seed a little, but it's more rare than common, and the seedlings may differ from the original plant. 'Firetail' is known to attract butterflies and birds.
Looks great in flower beds, on the edges of woodland gardens, clearings in woodland gardens, in rain gardens, pond margins, and cottage gardens. Other names are Polygonum amplexicaule and Bistorta amplexicaulis.
Blooming Time: June to September
Size: 3-4' tall and wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
Culture: Full sun to half shade; grows best in heavier, clay, and drained soils as well as loam
Moisture Needs: medium-moist (average) to wet
Origin: the species is native to the Himalayas (Afghanistan to Southwest China); the cultivar was selected by Alan Bloom at his nursery (Bressingham Gardens, England) from seedlings of P. amplexicaulis 'Atrosanguinea' in the 1980's (x)
Black Walnut Tolerant: anecdotally, but not confirmed
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Good companions are Asters, Agastache foeniculum or hybrids, Asclepias incarnata, Eupatorium, Hemerocallis (daylily), Leucanthemum superbum, Sanquisorba, Veronicastrum and taller grasses like Panicum, Andropogon gerardii, or Pennisetum.
It also goes well with Hostas if they're planted in half shade or get half a day of sunshine.
Pictures Copyright: Herba Grata nursery
Customer Reviews
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Persicaria Amplexicaulis
Top rating AAA. The plants arrived well packed and in excellent condition.
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Healthy, well packaged
These arrived very healthy looking and were well packaged. After giving them time to adjust for a few days, I have planted and they seem to be to be doing well. Early days though, hopefully they will thrive.
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Plants look healthy. Starting growing in a few days post planting
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