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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Himalayan Border Jewel
Himalayan Border Jewel
aka Polygonum
Persicaria affinis
Perennial
Size:
Height: 4”
Width: 24-36“
Water: Xeric
Blooms: Small light pink flowers in June-Aug.
Landscape Use: Flowers bloom on small upright
stalks. Great, mat-like ground cover
thrives in the sun.
Comments: Great bronze foliage in the fall and
into winter.
Maintenance: May removed spent flowers, can
be sheared for size if needed.
Maximum elevation: 8000 ft.
Not deer resistant.
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