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persicaria fat domino SOME
persicarias, formerly known as polygonum, can be invasive thugs, bullying other plants out of existence.
There are some big
persicarias that have grown so vast that I am going to try them in the damp bit in the shady garden, where they will have plenty of room to roam.
I watched dozens of worker bumble bees feeding from the flowers of Aquilegias, hardy Geraniums,
Persicarias, Syringas, Cotoneasters and Foxgloves.
Persicaria affinis can be a fabulous addition to the late summer garden, with its short spikes of pink flowers, never reaching more that 250mm (10in) high and forming a useful carpet of foliage that turn red-bronze in autumn.
Persicaria virginiana Painter's Palette has triple variegated foliage that changes as the seasons progress and can reach up to a metre (3ft) high in the right conditions.