Polygonum orientale

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Polygonum orientale, Linn. (Persicaria orientalis, Spach). Prince's Feather. Fig. 3104. Tall-growing annual, much branched above, hairy: lvs. large, ovate or cordate-ovate or broad-oblong,acuminate; sheaths short, ciliate and sometimes bordered at the summit: fls. bright pink, in close, cylindrical spikes that are arranged in open panicles, the stamens 7 and the achene lenticular. India. B.M. 213. J.H. III. 51:305. G.W. 6, p. 148.— An attractive old-fashioned plant growing as high as the fence. It is most easy of cult.; in fact, it usually self-sows in old gardens. In some places it has run wild. There are horticultural varieties, as var. variegatum. Hort., with foliage marked with yellowish white, and var. pumilum, Hort., with compact habit and the stature half that of the type. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.