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![Persicaria polystachya, mid October. "I have an autumn-flowering Persicaria polystachya, which seemed to be well behaved when I saw it in Beth Chatto's garden, but is anything but in mine. I like it, though. The October display of sweetly scented white blossom is very welcome. But it may need to be brought to heel as often as every other year." [Christopher Lloyd, The Guardian, Saturday 18 October 2003]](https://www.alanbuckingham.com/img-get/I0000JGGJk78_904/s/750/750/141015-152-Persicaria-polystachya.jpg)

Persicaria polystachya, mid October. "I have an autumn-flowering Persicaria polystachya, which seemed to be well behaved when I saw it in Beth Chatto's garden, but is anything but in mine. I like it, though. The October display of sweetly scented white blossom is very welcome. But it may need to be brought to heel as often as every other year." [Christopher Lloyd, The Guardian, Saturday 18 October 2003]
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