Persicaria microcephala 'Purple Fantasy', Fleeceflower, Floating Arrows wind-tolerant displays huge

displays huge

but vigorous vine

jointed bambooesque stems are graced with fans of green leaves from which long flower stems bearing violet-blue

Dry shade is okay for this one—it's used to fending for itself

and pumice have made ours quite happy in the border

Persicaria microcephala 'Purple Fantasy', Fleeceflower, Floating Arrows wind-tolerant displays hugeInteresting arrow shaped, horizontally held, medium green leaves have an echoing dark purple arrow inside the margin. It's usually grown for its remarkable foliage, though it has fine, dainty little spritzes of pink flowers summer through fall that seem to be held invisibly. We'd love to rename this cultivar "Floating Purple Arrows" because that is just what it looks like. Mature size: 2 feet T & W, clumping Minimum temperature: 40 F