Persicaria orientalis
Common name
Princess’ feather
Synonyms
Polygonum orientale
Family
Polygonaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
Tropical Asia
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’.