1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
High elevation
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-5
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
7.2 Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
fleeceflower
7.2.2 In German
fleeceflower
7.2.3 In French
fleeceflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
Polygonum affine
7.2.5 In Greek
fleeceflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
fleeceflower
7.2.7 In Polish
fleeceflower
7.2.8 In Latin
fleeceflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Polygonaceae
8.6 Genus
Periscaria
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Unknown
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species