Polygonum posumbu

Read about Polygonum posumbu in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Polygonum posumbu, Hamilt. Dwarf compact perennial, with long-creeping st. which is ascendent or decumbent and simple or branched: lvs. dark green and shining, 1-3 in. long, stalked, broad-lanceolate and narrow- acuminate, glabrous or somewhat hairy, ciliolate; stipules with stiff hairs longer than the sheath: fls. small, rose-colored, in many erect filiform racemes or spikes that are sometimes several inches long. Himalaya and to China and Japan. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.