Hello summer!
For a pop of hot color that starts now and lasts until the first frost, look no further than Persicaria ‘Firetail’.
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While not aggressive, this sturdy perennial likes a bit of room and will drift and weave amongst a border planting. The bottle brushlike crimson flowers swaying above clumps of dark green lanceolate foliage add a textural dimension to a pond’s edge or in a prairie-style planting like those of Piet Oudolf.
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It pairs wonderfully with contrasting shaped flowers like Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower), Ratibida pinnata (gray-head coneflower), or a finely textured grass like Muhlenbergia capillaris (pink muhly).
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Bloom: Crimson (June-October)
Height/Spread: 36-48”/36-48”
Zones: 4-8
Photo by Marianne Majerus
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