Polygonum amplexicaule

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Polygonum amplexicaule, Don (P. oxyphyllum, Wall. P. multiflorum. Hort.). Mountain Fleece. Strong-growing tufted green-stemmed perennial with slender fl.-sts. 2-3 ft. tall from a woody branching rootstock: lvs. cordate-ovate to cordate-lanceolate, short-petioled or clasping, the margin wavy and crenulate, long- acuminate; sheaths 1-2 in. long and split or lacerate: fls. rose-red or white, rather large (sometimes l/4 in. diam.) in strict long-peduncled spikes 2-6 in. long, the stamens 8 and exserted, the achene trigonous. Himalaya, from 6,000-13,000 ft. altitude. B.R. 25:46. B.M. 6500.—An excellent border perennial, blooming in midsummer. Some, at least, of the plants that have been cult, as mountain fleece are a native polygonum (P. Muhlenbergii), which grows nearly throughout N. Amer. including Mex. Var. speciosum, Hook. f. (P. speciosum, Wall.), has larger deep purplish redor claret- colored fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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