Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firedance'
Family - Polygonaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in the Netherlands
Discovered By - Raised by Piet Oudulf
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm - 120cm
Width - up to 120cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Long, mid-green leaves with pointed tips are ovate to lanceolate in shape. The leaves clasp the stems and do not have leaf stalks (amplexicaulis means 'stem clasping'). Narrow spikes of small, bright reddish-pink, bell-shaped flowers are produced from midsummer into autumn and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Many small, bright reddish-pink bell-shaped flowers are held in narrow, upright spikes. Flowers are produced from July into October.
Flower colour: Pink, red
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers in spikes
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Long, mid-green leaves with pointed tips are ovate to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Poison Information:
May cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.