Persicaria virginiana
Woodland Knotweed
- Partial to full shade
- Average to woodland soils, moderate moisture
- 24” tall, 18” to 24” wide
- Mid summer to mid fall blooms
- Native to Ontario, thrives woodland and forest edge settings
New to me this year, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/polygonum-virginianum-woodland-knotweed-prairie-moon-nursery.html
A woodland plant for partially shaded locations that blooms in mid summer to mid fall.
Recommended in Lorraine Johnson’s blog post Ghost Plants about hard to source species deserving of wider planting in Ontario gardens
Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.
Photo by Fritzflohrreynolds, via Wikimedia Commons
