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Bistorta affinis

Common name(s): Himalayan Fleece Flower

Family name: Polygonaceae

Common family name: Buckwheat Family

USDA hardiness zone(s): 4

Perennation: perennial

Light level: sun

Flower color: pink

Plant height: 8 inches - 10 inches

Plant spread: 1 foot 6 inches

Deciduous:

Growth form:

Leaf color: green

Range: Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan

Habit: herbaceous

Special characteristics:

This semi-evergreen perennial forms a mat which grows to six inches tall, with dark green, elliptical leaves. It features upright, dense, three inch spikes of small pale-pink flowers that deepen to crimson with age. The leaves change to a bronze color in the autumn. The leaves are four inches long. This low-growing plant makes a good ground cover for sunny perennial borders or around a water garden. It grows well in medium moist soil.

Zones 5 - 8

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