About this cultivar:

Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Fat Domino’ is a 2006 Chris Ghyselen introduction characterised by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit, freely and continuous flowering habit, dark green leaves, good garden performance, andmost of all its fat dark red purple-coloured flowers on long racemes!

• Position: Full sun, partial shade
• Soil: Almost any soil, grows well in Ballyrobert
• Flowers: July, August, September, October
• Other features: Bees and Butterflies
• Hardiness: H7 – Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20C), Fully hardy, grows well in Ballyrobert
• Habit: Clump forming
• Foliage: Semi evergreen
• Height: 75 – 105 cm (2.5 – 3.5 ft)
• Spread: 60 – 90 cm (2 – 3 ft)
• Time to full growth: 2 to 5 years
• Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Colour: Green, red
• Goes well with: —

About this genus:

Persicaria is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae). Plants of the genus are known commonly as smartweeds, knotweed, fleece flower, or buckwheat. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. The genus was recently segregated -so many of you old folk probably know it as Polygonum!

The genus Persicaria has many weedy species and somewhat of a bad reputation. However, as with any family, there are always some good members. We think we have found them!

Persicaria leaves are often multi-coloured and often marked with dark centers and silver chevrons. This versatile genus will most likely grow anywhere that isn’t a pond or a dark room. Other than an occasional haircut Persicaria is a low maintenance plant, that seems to look at home anywhere you plant it.