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Water Pepper (Polygonum hydropiperoides) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is slow growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in a flat form to a height of feet, with active growth during the summer. Flowers are green and bloom in the at unpredictable times of the year. Leaves are dark green and deciduous. It tends to grow in wet streambanks, at elevations from 0-4900 feet.
Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
Winter Deciduous
Green
Water features or wet habitats
Full Sun
For propagating by seed: 5 mos. stratification at 50°F (Crocker and Barton 1957).
Wet banks
Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 27 likely
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis
Civil Rustic
Caradrina montana
Guenée's Carpet Moth
Ceratodalia gueneata