| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 18-24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 1.5 to 2 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Evergreen Other: Broad, oval, medium green leaves (to 10” long) are marbled and splashed with creamy white, yellow and a touch of pink, with each leaf having a large central chocolate-red chevron. |
| Flowers: | Showy Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Other: Dark red, beady, jumpseed-like flowers on long, slender, wand-like stems. |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Other info: Self seeds |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Other: Rhizomes |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| MrsBinWY | On July 16, 2019 | Potted up On 7-16-2019, potted up 12 seedlings. Gave some to Jack Palma. Didn't get the rest planted out, and they didn't survive the winter in pots :( |
| MrsBinWY | On April 28, 2019 | Seeds germinated 3 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 9, 2019 | Seeds sown WS 16 seeds, desc. of 'Painter's Palette,' from ishareflowers' 2017G in milk jug |
| antsinmypants | On October 1, 2021 | Plant emerged I had about given up on this but one plant finally emerged. |
| antsinmypants | On April 16, 2021 | Seeds sown In unheated greenhouse. Plug flat one row 11. |
| antsinmypants | On March 10, 2021 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights |
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| Possibly Persicaria 'Lance Corporal' by jvdubb | Jun 19, 2014 4:22 AM | 3 |
| Wrong painter's palette by purpleinopp | Dec 19, 2022 8:17 AM | 2 |
