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Products description
Botanical name: Bistorta officinalis
Synonym: Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta, Bistorta major
Common name: Bistort, European bistort, snakeroot, snakeweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Native to: circumpolar in Northern hemisphere
Life cycle: perennial
Flower colour: pink
Flower time (Central / West-Europe): May to July
Height: up to 80cm
Characteristics and usage: ornamental, roots, leaves and young shoots are edible, Bistorta officinalis is attractive to bees
Weight of 1000 seeds: 5,5g
Seeds per gram: 180
Cultivation / direction of sowing: sow seed directly where it is to grow in autumn or early spring or sow at 18-22ºC (64-72ºF) for 2-4 weeks, move to -4 to +4ºC (24-39ºF) for 4-6 weeks, move to 5-12ºC (41-53ºF) for germination
Synonym: Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta, Bistorta major
Common name: Bistort, European bistort, snakeroot, snakeweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Native to: circumpolar in Northern hemisphere
Life cycle: perennial
Flower colour: pink
Flower time (Central / West-Europe): May to July
Height: up to 80cm
Characteristics and usage: ornamental, roots, leaves and young shoots are edible, Bistorta officinalis is attractive to bees
Weight of 1000 seeds: 5,5g
Seeds per gram: 180
Cultivation / direction of sowing: sow seed directly where it is to grow in autumn or early spring or sow at 18-22ºC (64-72ºF) for 2-4 weeks, move to -4 to +4ºC (24-39ºF) for 4-6 weeks, move to 5-12ºC (41-53ºF) for germination
