Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Asia
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Number of Varieties
35
Rank: 83 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
High elevation
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
Thorns
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Other Uses
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
In Hindi
fleeceflower
In German
fleeceflower
In French
fleeceflower
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
In Greek
fleeceflower
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
In Polish
fleeceflower
In Latin
fleeceflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Periscaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
50
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27800
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