Product Description
Quite common perennial plant in the wild, but not so common in our yards. Forms nice bushy clumps of green leaves with thin flowering stalks above the leaves. Flowers are small, green-white, and generally insignificant. The reason why this native wildflower is good to use is its ground covering habit and the support it provides for wildlife. In good conditions it may self-seed too much and spread by rhizomes, so it is more suitable for some naturalizing in bigger gardens, woodland gardens, and woodland edges.
Nice plant companions are Woodland Asters, Heuchera, Polemonium reptans, Tradescantia, Tiarella, grasses like Diarrhena obovata, Hystris patula, Carex or smaller shrubs (Hydrangea quercifolia). Beautiful combinations can also be made with non-native perennials like Aquilegia, Alchemilla, Bergenia, Brunnera, Geranium, Hosta, Iris sibirica, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Polygonatum ‘Weihenstephan,’ etc.
Some colorful varieties have been bred and are slowly coming onto the market. The most famous is ‘Painter’s Palette,' which has variegated leaves.
Blooming Time: July - September
Size: 2-3’ high x 3-4’ wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: half shade, light shade, dappled shade, with enough moisture it also grows in the sun. Average soil, loam, clay. Drought tolerant once established
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-dry, medium-wet
Origin: northeastern United States; grows naturally in woodland edges, light forests, thickets, and along creeks
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts birds
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
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Woodland Knotweed Persicaria virginiana
US Perennials delivers the BEST Woodland knotweed on the planet. Despite the heat, it is growing!
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Virginia knotweed
My plant arrived large and healthy. To me all native plants are beautiful; this plant has a nice color and is wonderful for native insects.