Persicaria orientalis, Polygonum orientale

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate, Princess Feather, Oriental Persicary
Family: Polygonaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
Small shrub 2-5 ft

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Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

An old cottage garden favorite, this tall, self-seeding annual has pink- to rose-colored, bell-shaped flowers borne on pendant spikes from midsummer to frost. It has fistulous branches, 0.9-3 m high, usually softly hairy or silky. Stems robust, grooved. Leaves 15-23 cm long, ovate or ovate cordate, long-pointed; stipules short, truncate, hairy.

Similar plants:

Fallopia baldschuanica, Polygonum baldschuanicum, Bilderdykia baldschuanica (Bukhara Fleeceflower, Russian Vine)

Link to this plant:

https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/persicaria_orientalis.htm