Polygonum persicaria L.

Fully hardy, erect annual with greenish, magenta or pink flowers in dense cylindrical spikes in summer.  [Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Ancient garden plant.  The varieties genuinum and elatum are figured in English Botany.  [English Botany pl.MCCXXXVII and pl. MCCXXXVIII].  ‘Habitat.  Waste and cultivated grounds, dunghills, and wet places; frequent.  Annual; flowering from July to September.’  [Deakin - Florigraphia Brittanica p.572/1857].  Saint-Hilaire pl.484/1832.

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [H.196/1843].

Notes

Published Feb 14, 2009 - 04:17 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 05:22 PM

The image shows a pink stem, lance-shaped leaves and cylindrical spikes of pink flowers. Saint-Hilaire pl.484, 1832.

Polygonum persicaria L. | Saint-Hilaire pl.484/1832 | BHL

More details about Polygonum persicaria L.
Family Polygonaceae
Category
Region of origin

Europe
Synonyms
  • Persicaria persicaria Small
Common Name

Lady?s thumb, Knotweed, Spotted persicaria
Name in the Camden Park Record

Polygonum persicaria 
Confidence level high