Family:  Buckwheat (Polygonaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 7

Herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Asia.  The plant makes a low mound that gives rise in the spring to many upright pink flowers.  The young leaves are edible.  Traditional usage (TWM): astringent, oral ulcerations, dysentary.  Plant prefers part shade to sun and really enjoys moist, even soggy, soil.  Sow seed in cool soils of early spring.  Space plants to 1 to 2 feet apart.
30 seeds/pkt., Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s