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Makes a nice low-growing hedge.

Flowers last for many weeks.

Flowers close-up.

'Firetail' with Japanese beetle damage.

Flowers and foliage last into late September.

Flowers close-up in September.

Foliage and flowers in September.

Polygonaceae

Heart-shaped green leaves form a bushy havit about three feet tall. Then thin red spikes emerge above the foliage. Spikes lighten with time to dark pink as they open. Loons nice in groups or as a hedge. Not invasive, but give it room to grow. Jelitto and Schacht suggest using it in borders and open sites or as a background for medium-high asters.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: In beds and borders. Plant in groups or as a hedge.

Propagation:

division

Flower Color:

violet
pink

Bloom Period:

mid-summer
late summer
early fall

Width: Minimum: 24 inches     Maximum: 48 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Susceptible to Japanese beetles, but easily recovers. Native to N. Europe.