Persicaria
Persicaria spp.
Special Features
Known for its long-blooming spikes of flowers. A robust perennial great for adding color and texture to borders, attracting various pollinators.
Plant Specifications
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Growing Persicaria on Martha's Vineyard
Persicaria, including the fleece flowers and mountain fleece, encompasses a group of bold, adaptable perennials well-suited to the range of moisture and light conditions found in Martha's Vineyard garden settings, from the vigorous Persicaria amplexicaulis that thrives in the moist, sunny to partly shaded borders of up-island properties to the ground-covering Persicaria affinis suited to the well-drained, sunny rock garden edges of coastal Edgartown and Vineyard Haven. The larger species provide outstanding late-season color, with red, pink, or white flower spikes from July through October providing critical nectar for late-season pollinators on the island.
Most Persicaria species offer reliable deer resistance. Estate Care professionals select Persicaria species carefully by site conditions, managing the more vigorous spreaders with firm containment protocols, and value the genus overall for its exceptional long-season performance across a range of island growing conditions.
