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    • Photo of Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' by Arrowhead Alpines

    Photo by Arrowhead Alpines

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    Also Known As

    • Polygonum bistortum 'Superba'
    • Superba Common Bistort

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 24"

    planting zones

    • 3a-8b

    3.5" | $15

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    Fewer than 3 at Secret Garden Growers

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    Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' plant details

    Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer pink flowers emerge. Attracts birds. Grows well with mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: polygonaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 24 IN wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: pink blooms in summer
    Uses: cutting garden, easy-to-grow, spreading

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 7b
    Sun exposure: mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' is an award-winning Common Bistort with vigorous and dense bottle-brush like, spikes of soft pink flowers that form well above its clump-forming mound of broad, semi-evergreen, mid-green foliage Flowers over a long period from summer into autumn. While drought tolerant, this plant prefers average, moist to wet soils. Low maintenance and pest free. Use in beds, borders, along streams, ponds or bog gardens. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Rugged little perennial with rigid, upright stems, 15” tall, topped by pretty spikes of small pink florets May to June, frequently repeating again in fall. Holds its own with rooty shrubs; interplant with iris, geranium, upright campanulas. Sun to part shade, best with some water but also takes boggy sites. Deer resistant. May spread some in moist sites but easy to manage.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    Vigorous and hardy in zones 3-7, this late spring/early summer bloomer commands attention with its 30" stems bearing cylindrical clusters of soft pink flowers above low mounds of green ovate foliage. 'Superba' does like a moisture retentive soil, and it isn't happy in areas with long hot humid summers.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Bees like these pink bottlebrush spike flowers with a lavender tinge that bloom June and July. The large leaves become rich red in fall. 2.5 - 3' T and clumping to 2' W. Minimum temperature: -40?F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Clump forming semi-evergreen with broad mid-green foliage and wonderful dense spherical spikes of soft pink flowers well above their leaves. Flowers over a long period from summer into autumn. Easy to grow, and to cherish.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    The showiest of all the knotweeds huge heads of pink flowers atop 75cm stems, on a moist rich site these are fantastic.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Gardening facts about Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' plant

    How to Grow Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink

    • Wildlife

      • birds
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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