trefle.io · CC-BY-SA
Polygonaceae
Persicaria mitis
Persicaria mitis
Also known as Persicaria mitis var. ruderalis, Polygonum alpinum, Polygonum persicaria subsp. laxiflorum, Polygonum mite
Native Plants · Persicaria · Polygonaceae · Shade Perennial · Moisture-Loving · Woodland · Ground Cover · Temperate · European Native · Herbaceous
Persicaria mitis is a shade-tolerant perennial that thrives in consistently moist, humus-rich soil in partially shaded garden beds or woodland margins. Water regularly to keep the soil from drying out, especially during warmer months. It is best suited to outdoor planting in temperate climates and is relatively low-maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, avoid waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 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
- Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
More Persicaria
Related plants from the same genus
Buy this plant
No nurseries currently list it
No nursery lists Persicaria mitis right now.