Flowers white and feathery. Also known as Polygonum cuspidatum . A very aggressive invader of disturbed and shaded habitats. An outstanding American native. Will tolerate some periods of standing water.
Pink flowers emerge in spring, replaced by large round leaves later.
For moist soil. It has a fleshy, stout root-stock, extensively creeping, which, like the Coltsfoot, sends up the flowers before the leaves appear. This highly readable introduction to how plants work answers all these questions and more, always looking at botany from a gardener's point of view. Excellent color photos, line drawings, and diagrams accompany the lucid text. The leaves can grow up to a foot or more in width and length and the plant may grow to a height of several feet.