Comments:  Fallopia japonica 'Variegata' or Japanese Fleece Flower or Speckled Mexican Bamboo or Variegated Japanese Knotweed or Variegated Reynoutria or Pleuropterus cuspidatus or Pleuropterus zuccarinii or Polygonum japonicum or Polygonum zuccarinii or Reynoutria japonica is a herbaceous perennial with a vigorous clumping growth habit.  It is a native of . in Summer, Fallopia japonica 'Variegata' produces spikes of fragrant white blossoms on pink stems, followed later by seeds.  Florists are delighted with the dried seeds and fresh cut flowers in floral arrangements.  It has exquisite variegated flush pink foliage speckled with white splashes on lovely red hollow stems.  Butterflies and bees are magnetized by its nectar-rich blossoms while the birds enjoy feasting on the seeds.  The unique foliage variegation differs on every leaf, making it an ideal foliage plant.  Speckled Mexican Bamboo is easily propagated from seeds or rootball divisions.  Variegated Japanese Knotweed thrives best in a sunny to part shade environment in well-drained, mildly acidic, neutral or alkaline soil.  It is low maintenance and tolerates drought.  Japanese Fleece Flower spreads by rhizomatous roots and soon forms a nice colony.  It can be trimmed back to the ground in early Spring to maintain size.  Variegated Reynoutria makes an striking specimen plant or grow it in a mixed border or as a background filler.  It can also be container cultivated.  Variegated Japanese Knotweed is a terrific showstopper.

USDA Zones:  4-8

JennysGarden.com...Plants images and gardening descriptions of Fallopia japonica  (Japanese Fleece Flower, Speckled Mexican Bamboo, Variegated Japanese Knotweed,  Variegated Reynoutria, Pleuropterus cuspidatus, Pleuropterus zuccarinii, Polygonum japonicum, Polygonum zuccarinii, Reynoutria japonica) growing in Jenny's Garden 

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