General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Foliage is purplish green with a central splash of purple bordered by a silver chevron. More intense on young foliage.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Sterile - does not set seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: Planted Breeder's Rights, EU no 11453

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Common names
  • Fleece Flower
  • Knotweed
  • Tovara
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Persicaria microcephala
  • Synonym: Polygonum microcephalum

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Photo by Frillylily
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-04-08
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2021-08-13
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-08-31
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: Part Shade Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-10-12
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: Stillingfleet Lodge garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-13
Location: Lindon, Utah
Date: 2011-10-27
Young plant at a nursery
Location: Lindon, Utah
Date: 2011-10-27
Young plant at a Nursery
Location: Part Sun Zone 6a
Date: 2009-06-20
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-04-08
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-14
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2001-09-05
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-05-20
Persicaria 'Red Dragon' grown in full shade.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-11-11
Location: Twisp
Location: Part Shade Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-10-12
The plant here has widely scattered clusters of blooms.This is th
Location: Part Shade Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-10-12
These images were taken in October
Location: Part Shade Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-09-08
This plant is a spreader in that it has long branching nature.Tin
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-14
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015 04-09
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