Persicaria, Jumpseed 'Painter's Palette'

I started this from seed from a seed exchange many years ago, and it is one of my shade favorites here in St. Paul, MN. The "red antenna"...Read More flowers are such a treat in the fall. It seeds a lot, but the plants are easy to pull, pot, or transplant if you don't like where they end up. My original patch (along with lots of other tried-and-true troopers...weird year) died during the winter of 2012-2013, but my secondary patch came back better than ever, as did lots of seedlings.

A nice looking Persicaria, though seeds itself a bit too freely. Easy enough to pull out, I suppose. Blooms September-October in my garden.

I grow this in part shade and the leaf color is creamy, with green and burgundy accents, but mainly cream. It brightens things up a lot,...Read More especially when it blooms, in fall. It is quite vigorous and requires no care. It reseeds profusely, but the seedlings are easy to pull out ( and to share!). Seattle.

highly recommend - doesn't seem as aggressive as other Persicaria. i agree with all the other Daver's that it's a great addition to your ...Read Moreshade garden for the variegation. the flowers are quite unique and beautiful but you need to be within 10 feet to see them but when you do, they REALLY 'pop' from the vivid color.

If you want something that will naturalize in a dry, shady area, I highly recommend this perennial. I planted two of them several years ...Read Moreago in a mostly vacant bed under a large, dense tree. The soil is very poor and thick with tree roots, so I had a hard time finding things that would thrive there. After a few years of flowering, dozens of seedlings have sprouted in the open areas under the tree. When I planted them, I didn't know they would spread at all, but I am very pleased with the result. The variegated foliage really brightens up the otherwise dim area where little else will tolerate the dry, root-bound, poor soil. The tiny, red flowers in late summer are a nice bonus. Full shade, or at least afternoon shade, is strongly recommended.

I've been growing this for just a few months, but am very impressed so far. The leaf color has so many beautiful variations. Even if it n...Read Moreever blooms, it's a good plant in my book.

I just wanted to say that they DO bloom in captivity- I've had one in a pot for several years (afraid to put it out til I can manage to p...Read Moreropagate it) and it's bloomed the last two years. It's the tricolor variegated, and I grew it from seed, and it's the only seed that germinated. No germination from the seeds it set, either. Not an easy propagator!

The foliage has a striking burgundy (black) chevron marking. The flowers are rather inconspicuous, but will help increase your plants (s...Read Moreelf-sows readily; plants will come true to parent.)

Some sources indicate the plant does not flower in cultivation, although many gardeners report reliable blooms from 1-year old plants.