Persicaria orientalis
Common names
Princess’ feather
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Polygonaceae
Synonyms
Polygonum orientale
Ecology
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
Tropical Asia
Other information
Etymology
persicaria: Medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree
orientalis: From the Latin orientale, meaning ‘eastern’ but sometimes also translated as ‘from the Orient’.