Polygonum sieboldii

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Scientific Names

Read about Polygonum sieboldii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Polygonum sieboldii, De Vriese (P. cuspidatum, Sieb. & Zuce., not Willd. P. Zuccarinii, Small). Fig.3105. Strong stout handsome bushy somewhat woody perennial (stalks dying to the ground in winter), growing 4-8 ft. high, the sts. gracefully curving outward: lvs. short-oval to orbicular-ovate, truncate or slightly cordate at base, abruptly pointed, the strong side nerves uniting in marginal loops; sheaths short and flaring, deciduous: fls. small and whitish, very numerous, m drooping slender-panicled racemes, the stamens 8, and the achenes trigonous. Japan. B.M. 6503. R.H. 1858, p. 631; 1894, p. 54. Gn. 26, p. 317; 49, p. 238. G. 3:143. G.M. 47:861. G.W. 2, p. 76.—A very effective plant for bold mass effects, perfectly hardy in the northern states, and now frequently planted. It is everywhere known in the trade as P. cuspidalum. It produces clouds of bloom. Var. compactum, Hort. (P. compactum, Hook, f.), is of very compact habit, remaining sometimes only 2 ft. high, bearing many erect panicles of whitish fls.: a good subject. B.M. 6476. G.C. III. 47:123. Gn. 63, p. 56. Gn.W. 20:926. Var. spectábile, Hort. (P. cuspidatum var. spectabile, de Norter). Shrubby, 3-5 ft.: lvs. marbled with green, white, and red. R.B. 35, p. 233. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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