#red bistort

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Red Bistort (Bistorta Amplexicaulis)

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 22 November 2025

A clump forming herbaceous perennial Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Alba' (white-flowered red bistort) has delicate white flower spikes. This pollinator friendly plant will thrive in sun or partial shade with a moist soil.

Jill Raggett

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Red bistort (Persicaria amplexicaulis) flowering in a garden

Image available at Thoughts of Dawn - Red Bistort

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Persicaria amplexicaulis, Polygonaceae

When I visited the rock garden in Queen’s park a while ago, an herbaceous border of red bistort, probably the variety known as ‘Inverleith’, with its airy spikes of magenta flowers, was an interesting and colourful accent. Native to China and the mountainous region of the Himalayas, this semi-evergreen perennial does well in damp, partially shaded areas and can form large, dense clumps given enough space. Although its leaves are reportedly edible in small quantities, it is mostly an ornamental plant, but still valuable at attractive wildlife as it is very rich in pollen and nectar. A more common relatively you are likely to encounter in the wild is the slender knotweed, (Persicaria decipiens), somewhat similar in appearance but not nearly as ornamental. 

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Red bistort (Persicaria amplexicaulis) flowering in a garden

Image available at Thoughts of Dawn - Red Bistort

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Red bistort (Persicaria amplexicaulis) 

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Bistorta amplexicaulis / Red Bistort at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC

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Red bistort (Persicaria bistorta)