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red bistort 'Blackfield'
Bistortaamplexicaulis 'Blackfield'PBR
★ RHS AGM
Genus
Bistorta
Family
Polygonaceae
About this plant
A clump-forming perennial to 80cm with dark green, oval to heart-shaped leaves to 10cm long. Long-stalked, narrow spikes of dark blood-red flowers open from almost black buds from mid-summer to mid-autumn
Growing Information
Height
0.5-1 Metres
Spread
0.5-1 Metres
Care Guide
Cultivation
Grow in any moist soil in full sun. Benefits from added organic matter
Pruning
Cut back after flowering, or in late winter/early spring