Plants by Soil Type

Persicaria alpina

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Plant Family: Polygonaceae

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Price: £6.00

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Availability:

12 in stock

Size/Qty: 1 Litre pot

Suggested Use: Ground Cover or Underplanting
Planting Style: prairie
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Sun/ Shade: Sun to Part Shade
Flower Colour: White
Leaf Colour: Green
Height: medium (up to 6 feet)
Habit/Shape: Clump forming
Soil Type: Heavy/Clay
Soil PH: No preference
RHS Award of Garden Merit: Yes
Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy
Bee and Butterfly: Both

(syn. P. polymorpha) A spreading plant for damp soil in sun to part-shade where it will form a carpet of green leaves from which arise spikes of small white flowers, from July to October. Copes well with poorly drained/ heavy soil. Needs room to spread so it can make a good display.

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Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall

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