persicaria

Those large fritts are expensive, that is why I was so bummed about the F. persicaria failure.

Emergence « Fairegarden 2009

Living up to the hype, frittilaria persicaria produced gorgeous dark bell shaped flowers on a strong stalk, no staking needed.

Color in the Garden-GBDW Part Two « Fairegarden 2008

If it behaves like the other persicaria growing here, Red Dragon I think it is, it will be quite hardy.

Gail The Gift « Fairegarden 2008

I have one really bad persicaria that came with the property that is huge and spreads like wildfire.

New Design-Daylily Hill Edge « Fairegarden 2008

You will love that persicaria, although I have not had it long or wintered it over.

Gail The Gift « Fairegarden 2008

See also a few rose-coloured spikes of the amphibious persicaria.

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton

This morning as I parked my vehicle by this building I picked these specimens from the smartweed, ~Polygonum persicaria~.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950

Here is a young one on this leaf of persicaria; do you see it?

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton

The leaves of persicaria, also, are often selected by the female newt for the purpose of depositing her eggs.

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton

Once, beside the foot of the cross which stood in Sancreed [Footnote: This fine sculptured cross has since these events been placed within the said churchyard, at the desire of Mr.A. G. Langdon, the greatest living authority on the subject of Cornish remains.] churchyard wall, between two tree-trunks under a dome of leaves, the girl found growing a spotted persicaria, and the force of the discovery at such a spot was great to her.

Lying Prophets Eden Phillpotts 1911