| Description | European Bistort (Persicaria bistorta) is an improved cultivars of the Snakeweed. |
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| Pronunciation | (per-si-KAR-ee-ah)(bis-TOR-ta) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | dense spikes, soft pink |
| Leaves | green, wavy, white midrib |
| Dimensions | to 30 inches, spreading |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Polygonum bistorta) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) |