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Persicaria orientalis
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Standing 5 feet tall, with gentle curving stems like angel's fishing rods, this is a favourite plant at Perch Hill for gently self-seeding at the back of a border and providing the perfect pink upper storey for flower arrangements, large and small
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Border (Back)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - first frosts
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover in early spring, cover lightly. Germination may take up to 60 days and may need a period of cold/warm. Plant out after risk of frost.
Care Tips
Remove seedheads if you do not want it to self sow.
Flowering Time
July - first frosts
