Encyclopedia · Persicaria decipiens
Australian nativeLocally indigenousCouncil listedInner WestWetland complex
Persicaria decipiens
Slender Knotweed
Persicaria
Low open perennial with pink flowers in the warmer months. Disappears in dry or cold periods but comes back next season. Inner West Council identifies this locally indigenous species for Inner West Wetland Complex planting contexts.
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Classification
Genus
Persicaria
Common name
Slender Knotweed
Climate
temperate, subtropical, Sydney Inner West
Persicaria decipiens belongs to the Persicaria genus. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical, Sydney Inner West zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.
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Cultivation
Care sheet.
Water
Tolerates wet soil and occasional waterlogging
Light
full sun- part shade
Soil
any - damp
Growth rate
Site dependent
Mature size
50cm
Landscape use
Locally indigenous habitat planting for Inner West Wetland Complex conditions.
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Further reading
- 01Native Plants of the Inner West - page 5 — Inner West Council
- 02Persicaria decipiens verified observation photograph — iNaturalist · (c) linkie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
- 03Creating Nature at Home — Inner West Council