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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

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

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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

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