close up of leaf of curled italian parsley

Japanese Indigo

Persicaria tinctoria

Polygonaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

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.

Source of plant

Fedco Seeds

USDA Hardiness Zone

3