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Bistorta affinis
Also called Himalayan Bistort, Rockery Bistort
Himalayan fleeceflower is a low, mat-forming perennial groundcover from high Himalayan slopes, grown for its pink or rose-red flower spikes from midsummer into autumn. It needs cool, well-drained conditions and does poorly in hot, humid summers.
Bistorta affinis (synonyms Polygonum affine, Persicaria affinis), the Himalayan bistort, fleece flower, or knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to the Himalayas (Tibet, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan, Kashmir).
Bistorta affinis is used ornamentally as groundcover. Under the synonym Persicaria affinis the following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
'Darjeeling Red'
Bistorta affinis is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to eastern Nepal, at altitudes of 3,000–4,800 m (9,843–15,748 ft).
American bistort · Adderwort · Bistorta vacciniifolia · Alpine Bistort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bistorta affinis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
