Description
Persicaria campanulata is a really interesting persicaria that adds a touch of lushness and wildness to any planting scheme. It has small, but otherwise typical persicaria ovate leaves with a dusty green sheen that grow closely together, and in summer puts on sprays of pale pink, heather like flowers that arch above the clumps of foliage in a really attractive and relaxed fashion. It’s a fabulous weed-suppressant, but we also use it to tie together louder, showier plants, as well as to give the garden a more relaxed vibe. It is right at home in woodland and water marginal schemes but, like many persicarias, is completely versatile, and will work as a mid to back of border perennial in traditional borders, as well as in more naturalistic planting schemes.
These established, garden-ready plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall and are supplied in 2 litre containers. They will grow to a height of around 1 metre or 3 feet in the right soil.
Growing Advice
Persicaria campanulatas are generally very easy to grow plants. They prefer to be on the moist side (though avoid waterlogged locations in winter) – hence they are well suited to water margins, but will survive in drier soil, though perhaps without as dense a flowering display. They are very hardy and will come back strongly each spring. They are also generally pest-free and avoided by slugs and rabbits, despite the lush-looking foliage.
