Perennials > Persicaria > Persicaria campanulata > Persicaria campanulata
Persicaria campanulata
lesser knotweed
Origin: Native to the Himalaya region.
| Family |
| Polygonaceae |
| Genus |
| Persicaria |
| Species |
| campanulata |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Polygonum campanulata |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| Greater than -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| Greater than 4 |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An herbaceous perennial with ovate leaves starting white and paling to brown during autumn. Sprawls of bell=shaped, pink flowers bloom in summer. |
| Landscape |
| Ground cover, flower borders, flower beds, garden edging. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| No notable pests or diseases. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or division in spring. |
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