General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 4 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 15 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • White Fleece Flower
  • Knotweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta tenuicaulis
  • Synonym: Persicaria tenuicaulis

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Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2009-03-28
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2009-03-28
Location: Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2015, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2015-04-25

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