Bistorta affinis (syn. Persicaria affinis), East Indian Knotweed fast-growing white flowers bloom

white flowers bloom

glossy leaves nearly 6 inches across

any way you look at them these tiny blooms are precious

The delicate and exotic flower is pink to violet-purple

or above a retaining wall and it will romp and cascade

Bistorta affinis (syn. Persicaria affinis), East Indian Knotweed fast-growing white flowers bloomA shorter Persicaria, this species creeps to form a dense mat. Narrow leaves ascend among its cylindrical flower spikes of varying pinks and reds that bloom mid summer and into autumn. It's " native to the Himalayas in altitudes up to 15,800 where it creeps over alpine slopes, glacial moraines, rocky areas, wet meadows and stream banks." Missouri Botanical Garden. This is an excellent, semi evergreen ground cover, leaves turning russet in fall and