Bistorta are a fabulous group of long lived, durable plants with dock like leaves that are topped with masses of generally upright, narrow, almost poker like flowers for a long period over summer. There are now numerous selections in various shades of red, pink and white. Some will make significant clumps over time. Happy in most soil types, with a sunny open aspect, but may tolerate some light shade. Also known by previous name of Persicaria.
Bistorta
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£12.99A beautiful and delicate looking white selection of Persicaria amplexicaulis providing masses of slim cool white flower spikes during summer. Contrasts nicely with the green foliage. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 90cm-1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Alba.
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£12.99A rather lovely selection with flowers of a distinctive amethyst mauve that are freely produced during summer from mounds of good green foliage. Popular with pollinators. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 90cm – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Amethyst.
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£11.99Forms gradually spreading clumps with large leathery dock like leaves from which come distinctive cylindrical poker like heads of pink flowers in early summer. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 60cm-80cm.
Also known as Bistorta officinalis Superba.
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£12.99An impressive selection with very dark almost blood red of spikes of poker like flowers from summer onwards coming from mounds of wide green foliage. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height; 80cm – 1m.
Also known as Bistorta Blackfield.
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£12.99Excellent form making bushy mounds of wide green foliage topped with masses of deepish red flower spikes from mid summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 1m – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Dikke Floskes.
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£12.99Amongst the very best of recent introductions, making bushy mounds of wide green foliage topped with masses of fat deepish red flower spikes from mid summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 1m – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Fat Domino.
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£11.99A good selection from the famous plantsman Piet Oudolf offering mounds of wide green foliage and topped with comparatively thin tapered flowers of a bright rosy red during summer. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 90cm-1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Firedance.
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Lovely delicate looking selection forming mounds of wide green leaves topped with relatively tall high class pink spikes of flower from summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 1.2m – 1.5m.
Also known as Bistorta High Society.
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A fairly distinctive selection offering mounds of wide green foliage that are topped by unusual pinkish orange flowers from summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 90cm – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Orangefield.
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A beautiful form with upward pointing spikes of delicate looking pale pinky red flowers produced in profusion from mounds of wide green foliage. Popular with pollinators. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 90cm-1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Rosea.
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Distinctive selection forming usual clumps of wide green leaves topped by many spikes of deep rose to magenta pink flowers from summer onwards. Popular with pollinators. Sunny open position. Most soils except very wet. Height 1m – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta September Spires.
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A lovely selection having mounds of wide green leaves that are topped with many freely produced rose-pink spikes of flower from summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Most soils except very wet. Height 1m – 1.2m.
Also known as Bistorta Summerdance.
