WILD WAY: OCTOBER 2022

6 ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, WHITE BISTORTA, AUTUMN

I fell in love with Bistorta (the plant formerly known as Persicaria) a number of years ago. No one was really planting them except for a few stately gardens that had inherited the bog standard dull red type, not really knowing why they still grew it except for its ease. When suddenly, some fairly recent breeding introduced new colours alongside funky f…