Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’

Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' is a common bistort with spikes of soft pink flowers and semi-evergreen foliage.

Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’ is an award-winning Common Bistort with vigorous and dense bottle-brush like, spikes of soft pink flowers that form well above its clump-forming mound of broad, semi-evergreen, mid-green foliage Flowers over a long period from summer into autumn. While drought tolerant, this plant prefers average, moist to wet soils. Low maintenance and pest free. Use in beds, borders, along streams, ponds or bog gardens. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Common Name:  Common Bistort

Family:  Polygonaceae (The Buckwheat Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-8

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade

Height:  12-24"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Semi-evergreen

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

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Award:  AGM

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