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Plant ID requesting help

teenyfromtroonteenyfromtroon Posts: 6
in Plants
Hi,
I purchased this plant last year at local plant sale, lady didn't know what it was thought it might be a house plant. As you can see has done pretty well outside, the long spikes now(early Oct) have very tiny dark pink bell like flowers.

Is it a house plant? any thoughts?.

Many thanks for looking

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    It is a Persicaria, although I am not sure which. Possibly Painters Pallette.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • teenyfromtroonteenyfromtroon Posts: 6
    Thanks for that, I can see the painters palette, will look it up
  • GranniegardenerGranniegardener Posts: 65
    Persicaria virginiana 'Lance Corporal', named due to the chevrons on the leaves I believe. I have several in the garden, they self-seed well and can be split. I love them, beautiful delicate flowers, very different to most persicarias. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2020
    That’s lovely @Granniegardener ... it’s gone on my Most Wanted list 👍 if it can cope with our free-draining loam ... I see it likes damp heavy soil . :/

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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