Polygonum nesomii

largeflower jointweed, sandhill wireweed

Polygonaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft tall by .5-2 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

orange

Phenology:

Winter semi-dormant with a small rosette of leaves present. Flowers in October.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Dry wildflower garden.  Abundant flowers are produced near the ends of the stems.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Attracts bees and butterflies ( Hawthorn Hill ).  Documented bee visitors include   Colletes mandibularis, C. thysanellae, Colletes sp. A, Hylaeus confluens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyina, A. szcmnptuosa, Dialictus ininiatulus, D. nymnphalis, D. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei, Anthidiellum perplexurn, Coelioxys sayi, C. octodentata, Megachile albitarsis, Apis inellifera and  Bornbus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Seeds eaten by birds.

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby ruderal areas, sandhill, river levees.