Persicaria virginiana

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Persicaria virginiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: P. virginiana
Binomial name
Persicaria virginiana
(L.) Gaertn.
Synonyms

Polygonum virginianum
Persicaria filiformis
Tovara virginiana

Jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana) is a Persicaria. They can grow in dry, shady areas.

It blooms in midsummer to late summer/early fall. It has a stalk of small white flowers.[1]

Cultivation

Many variegated cultivars exist. The plant prefers medium to moist soil and full sun to part shade.[2]

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