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Pennsylvania smartweed
Persicaria pensylvanica
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Polygonum pensylvanicum
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Riparian, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- July, September
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Annual
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 6 - Soil Type
- Poorly Drained, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.