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Polygonaceae
Longleaf dock
Rumex longifolius
Also known as Rumex domesticus subsp. ruthenicus, Rumex hippolapathum, Rumex distans, Patience dock
Native Plants · Dock · Rumex · Wetland · Riparian · Perennial · Moist Soil · Meadow · Naturalizing · Wildlife · Polygonaceae
Longleaf dock is a robust perennial that thrives in moist soils and tolerates partial shade to full sun, making it well suited to boggy or riparian garden areas. Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture, as it naturally grows near streams and wet habitats. It is a low-fuss plant but can spread aggressively in ideal conditions, so monitor its growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist; tolerates wetter conditions · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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