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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Fleece Flower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta amplexicaulis
  • Synonym: Persicaria amplexicaulis

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-10-17
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-10-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-06-06
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-29
Location: Vermont
Date: 2013-09-29
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