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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Firetail' |
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| Synonym(s) |
Persicaria amplexicaulis, Polygonum amplexicaule |
| Common name |
fleeceflower |
| Family |
polygonaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
purple (late summer-fall) |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
Slow to get started in spring, Firetail fleeceflower is still a small plant in June, but already makes a statement with its red-tinged leaves. Our plant this summer had two kinds of insect visitors - the unwanted kind were Japanese beetles, which seemed to rather like its taste; the wanted kind was a katydid nymph, who considered the plant home in its last stage before adulthood, and even stuck around for days after its final molt (see my hoppers page for portraits). Then by mid-August, the flowers started, and they just kept on coming. Definitely a late-season favorite.
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| | A bright sight in the early morning sunlight, mid-August |
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| | Still going strong in mid-October |
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| | Reddish clump in early summer |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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