Persicaria amplexicaulis JS Caliente - Mountain Fleece

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'JS Caliente' is a stem-clasping perennial renouée variety that is easy to grow and has vibrant colours. Its multiple slender spikes appear from July and continue until October, flooding the borders with a vivid red, between pink and orange. Preferring moist to wet soils, it thrives in full sun or partial shade, creating beautiful, voluminous and wild borders thanks to its deciduous heart-shaped leaves.

Belonging to the family of polygonaceae, the persicaria amplexicaulis is a perennial that owes part of its name to the shape of its leaves. They are called stem-clasping as they embrace or sheathe the stem on which they are attached. Green and deciduous, they are also lanceolate and heart-shaped, turning red in autumn. Numerous, large and of medium size (around 15 cm (6in)), they quickly give volume to the borders. The stems that bear them end in thin spikes made up of multiple small bell-shaped flowers. Those of 'JS Caliente' have a particularly electric hue. Their carmine red is animated with pink and orange reflections and vibrates under the sun. It is a hardy perennial that loves water and requires no monitoring. If the substrate is rich, its rhizomatous stump will colonize the surroundings.

The dense and upright clump of Renouée 'JS Caliente' adds volume to pond edges and enlivens partially shaded borders. It blends easily with all summer plants with natural accents: Astilbes, Grasses, as well as Cyperus longus. Its long flowering period allows you to enjoy its enthusiasm and cheerfulness.