Persicaria ‘Caliente’ 3 Litre Pot – Pollinator

Detailed Description

A robust, clump-forming perennial to 75cm tall, forming a mound of long-pointed leaves; the foliage takes on red and purple hues in autumn. For many weeks from late summer it produces an abundance of bright red flowers in erect spikes. The flowers are particularly attractive to pollinating insects.

• Perennial Plant
• Eventual Height up to 1.5
• Full Sun – Partial Shade
• Attractive to wildlife/ Pollinators
• Flowering time – July – October
• Drought Tolerant once established
• Fragrant – Yes

• Hardiness H6-H7

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

• H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
• H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 – 15)
• H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 – 10)
• H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
• H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
• H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
• H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
• H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
• H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Our plants are supplied as fully grown plants, grown in a 3 Litre pot size, the pot has a 19cm diameter.