Persicaria amplexicaulis Orange Field - Mountain Fleece

Persicaria amplexicaulis Orange Field is a variety of recent breeding polygonum that offers long-lasting flowers from summer to autumn in unusual spikes that are salmon pink to coral pink in colour. This hardy perennial forms a vigorous clump, both tall and dense, adorned with reddening foliage in autumn before disappearing. It is a robust plant, undemanding in terms of soil type, as long as it is fertile and well-drained.  Place in full sun or partial shade. 

Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Orange Field' is a plant in the family of Polygonaceae. It is a semi-evergreen perennial that forms a clump of 1 m (3ft) tall. This plant spreads more or less slowly, depending on the richness of the soil, and can form imposing clumps. Very floriferous, this polygonum produces numerous spikes 7 to 10 cm (3 to 4in) long composed of small flowers, coral pink in buds becoming salmon pink as they open. The flowering is continuous throughout the summer, from July to October, if the soil does not dry out too much. The leaves, carried by sturdy stems, are lanceolate to cordate, measuring 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10in) long, and medium green to dark green, villous on the underside, and turn red in autumn.

Very trendy, this polygonum with astonishing colours fits well in both contemporary gardens and more wild environments and forms beautiful autumn scenes with grasses. Thanks to its spreading habit, it can be used as groundcover, making sure to leave it enough space. This polygonum likes both sun and partial shade. It prefers rich and heavy, even very wet soils and can be grown independently on sunny pond banks and even in a damp and partially shaded areas at the base of trees.