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knotweed 'Red Dragon' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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knotweed 'Red Dragon'

Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon'^PBR

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Persicaria
Family: Polygonaceae

About this plant

'Red Dragon' is a vigorous, spreading perennial with lance-shaped, purplish-green leaves with a bold central splash of purple bordered by a silver chevron marking, and rounded clusters of tiny white flowers in late summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist soil in sun or part-shade. Dense groundcover, spreading less quickly than the species

Pruning

Cut back in autumn

Propagation

Propagate by stem tip cuttings or by division

Pests

Usually trouble free

Diseases

Usually trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoorPond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Submerged

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years