Persicaria 'Blackfield' Order Size:3 root balls just the thing to lift

just the thing to lift the spirits and bring a bit of liveliness to a room

to form a soft ball of colour

It’s like having a whole chorus of showgirls in colourful dresses and white petticoats dancing through your summer garden

depth and a little theatrical flair

and it is easy to see why: it is elegant without being precious

Persicaria 'Blackfield' Order Size:3 root balls just the thing to liftDark, poised and rather dramatic, Persicaria 'Blackfield' brings a rich note of colour to the summer border without demanding centre stage. This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner forms a compact, clump making perennial with handsome dark green leaves, creating a tidy base from which slender stems rise with quiet confidence. From near black buds, the flowers open into velvety spikes of very dark red, giving red bistort a depth that feels both refined