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| I have a few first and second year persicarias:
- pink elephant (seems to behave well ie no spread and is compact) - polymorpha (of course still quite small in its first year but I am looking forward to what it will become) - painter's palette (incredible foliage but quite a 'spreader') And now my favourite: GOLDEN ARROW: I planted one of these this past summer. At that time I was 'forced' to put it in a very shady location. Even so it has given some nice flowers but just as importantly the bright leaves in this dark location are striking. I now have another garden bed available which has more sun and am thinking of purchasing a couple more. |
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| P. 'Crimson Beauty' is spectacular, and just past its peak. Twelve feet tall and almost 20 feet across with cherry red blooms. With a Miscanthus is flower in front of it and the whole thing backlit by the afternoon sun, it will take your breath away. |
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| 12 by 20! Incredible but some of my garden spaces are only 12 feet long! |
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| I have only 2 left: Persicaria amplexicaulis Dikke Floskes and Persicaria amplexicaulis Caliente(it seems like it has a dwarf growth - only 60 cm tall. ) I had Persicaria microcephalia Red Dragon , which got winter damage in its third year here and did not come back after the fourth winter at all. I had also Painter's Pallete which was not hardy here. I have given 3 kinds away, as their growth was too lush for the available space. |
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| I am surprised that "Painters Palette" hasnt been hardy for you. I am in zone 5 and it comes back without fail and spreads (too) easily. Are you in a more harsh zone than 5? |
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| Temperature wise I'm in zone 7, but we do not have enough snow cover, with frequent thaw/frost cycles, and bare frost down to -15 degrees Centigrade. So I think I would go at least 2 zones lower and compare it to US zone 5 or lower. Of course not all winters are 'killer winters' but last winter the losses and damages were enormous.(damages or losses on Brunnera, Epimediums, Leucanthemum , Chrysanthemum, Lilies(flood), Irises, Helleborus, Primula, Helianthus, Gillenia, Geranium Patricia, Astrantia, Echinops and more) |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Sun, Oct 9, 11 at 13:34
| Hummm....good to know that 'Painter's Palette' can be a bit of a spreader. I got one last year, but it hasn't done much, probably because I keep moving it around (ya' think??! Lol). Your 'Pink Elephant' is really nice rouge21- very nice light shade of pink. I also have P. 'Red Dragon', P. affinis 'Himalayan Boder Jewel', and just recently got a lovely P. amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' at a local plant sale in late August. It is still blooming away too!!
They also had 'Golden Arrow' at the sale, but I didn't get it because it looked mostly green leafed and not much gold to it. After seeing another GWebbers plant I am kicking myself for not snatching one up!!! The foliage seems to get much brighter in more sun (guessing they were kept in shade at the sale). It took FIVE YEARS for me to see a bloom on that 'HB Jewel! Not sure what the problem was, I didn't move it and it was planted in a nice situation. Anyway, the flowers are wonderful. They are a light pink but are also attractive when they fade, to a reddish brown color. I didn't cut back the spent flowers and it started blooming again this fall! -lacyveil, that Crimson Beauty is gorgeous! I might have a large space opening up next year for such a big beauty. Would you say it is a fast spreader? Hard to keep in control? Reseed any? |
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- Posted by perennialfan273 zone 5 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 11, 11 at 20:08
| My favorite persicaria is an entirely different species. I prefer the polymorpha. |
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- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 11:49
| Persicaria affinis - dwarf fleeceflower It starts blooming in early June (light pink) and is still blooming now (dark rust pink). That's right, the entire gardening season. It makes a nice tight edger that clumps out tightly, not invasively. After our first frost the leaves will go a nice autumn rust red. Never bothered by any pests or diseases, always looks good. Except in May when its knobby knees show, it's slow to get started. I have had this at plant sales and can't give it away. It is a supporting player, not a diva. People always want to buy glamour queens. It doesn't fit well in a pot, but I wouldn't be without it in my garden. Here it is in July on the bottom, making a nice frame for the coneflowers. I have several other persicaria, but this is such a workhorse and so reliable.
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 13:28
| Beautiful garden shot gottagarden. ;-) CMK |
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