Botanical Name: Persicaria amplexicaulis
Common Name: mountain fleece
Family: Polygonaceae
Distribution/Origin: China
Leaf/Bud: clasping, green, acuminate apex, serrate margin
Flower/Inflorescence: spike, dark pink florets
Fruit/Seed: tetragonal (new fruit type?)
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 2 - 4ft, spread 1 - 2ft
Habit: clumping
Form: spreading
Culture: herbaceous perennial
Landscape Use: bedding, ornamental
Notes: vigorous