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Persicaria amplexicaulis Red Baron

Common name: Red bistort

You will add a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant red foliage plant.

-15 to -20°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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A new introduction from one of the top Persicaria breeders in Belgium, Persicaria amplexicaulis Red Baron has rapidly become one of the most popular. Long, wiry stems hold a plethora of small, bright-red flowers which form poker-like flowerheads for several months - from midsummer to early autumn, much to the delight of your local pollinating friends. Held above carpets of handsome, leafy, heart-shaped foliage which makes excellent weed-suppressing groundcover. In autumn, the green foliage gains golden yellow tints.Commonly known as Mountain Fleece, Persicaria is native to the Himalayas.Like all Persicaria, Red Baron is deer and rabbit resistant, happy in sun but prefers to be grown in moist soil in sun or part shade, also perfect for a bog garden, or near a pond. Reaching an approximate height of 100cm and spread of 80cm. Being a fully hardy perennial, Red Baron will flourish outside all year round with no extra winter protection required; dying back over winter to sprout again in spring.
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Key Information
Latin Name Persicaria amplexicaulis Red Baron 9cm Pot
Common Name Red bistort
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Red
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.80
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Clay Loam
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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