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Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis Comptons Red - Virginia Knotweed

Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis Compton's Red
Virginian Jumpseed, Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed

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La Persicaria filiformis Compton's Red is a lovely perennial with stunning brown foliage marked with a chocolate "V", adorned with spike-like red-pink inflorescences.
Height at maturity
80 cm
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

The Persicaria filiformis Compton's Red is a beautiful perennial with stunning brown foliage marked with a chocolate "V", adorned with thread-like red-pink spikes.

 

This perennial knotweed forms a rounded clump, non-suckering, with flexible and slender stems measuring 60-80cm (24-32in) in height. In mid-summer, it bears red-pink flowers in long, thin, and thread-like spikes, which earned it the name Persicaria filiformis.

This plant is highly variable; the clone we offer has deciduous leaves in a beautiful green-brown color, strongly marked with a chocolate "V" on the upper surface of the lamina.

Easy to grow, Persicaria Compton's Red thrives in partial shade and any rich, moist to wet soil. Plant it in the middle or back of a border, at the edge of a woodland, or in a lush garden alongside lysimachia clethroides, hosta Sum and Substance, and Rodgersia aesculifolia.

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Persicarias or Knotweeds: planting, cultivation and maintenance
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by Alexandra 12 min.
Persicarias or Knotweeds: planting, cultivation and maintenance
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Flowering

Flower colour red
Flowering time July to September

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour purple

Plant habit

Height at maturity 80 cm
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Persicaria

Species

virginiana

Cultivar

var. filiformis Compton's Red

Family

Polygonaceae

Other common names

Virginian Jumpseed, Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference8417111

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Planting and care

The Persicaria filiformis Compton's Red is a lovely species to plant in a semi-shade area, in a fresh and rich soil, so that it can give its best. In our garden, we grow it on the edge of a cool woodland, alongside loosestrifes, hostas, heucheras and rodgersias.
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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery, Woodland edge
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, rich and fresh

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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