Japanese Indigo
Persicaria tinctoria
Polygonaceae
Other names
Chinese Indigo
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Native distribution
Russia
Location
Source of plant
Fedco Seeds
Description
Annual to 80cm; stems erect, sparingly branched. Leaves to 8x6cm, oval or ovate, glabrous; petiolate; stipules narrow, tinged red. Flowers in compact spikes, forming a leafy panicle, red or pink. Fruit glossy, 2-3mm.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3