Bloody dock Rumex sanguineous

*Please note - All aquatic plants ship bare - root.
This herbaceous perennial produces a tightly packed rosette of leaves about a foot tall from a deep taproot. The medium green lanceolate leaves are distinctively marked with an intricate network of colorful veins of red to purple.
Water Plant
Foliage interest
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type:  Perennial
Height Category:  Medium
Garden Height:  12 - 22 Inches
Spacing:  24  Inches
Spread:  12 - 22 Inches
Foliage Colors:  Green, red veination
Habit:  Mounding
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement:  Full Sun to Part Shade
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:  Easy
Hardiness Zones:  4 - 8
Water Category:  Consistent
Uses:  Ponds, water gardens, containers, bog gardens, bedding plant.
Maintenance notes: Bloody Dock can be grown as a marginal plant around ponds, in a bog, or in a water garden as well as in landscaping applications. A low maintenance plant, it requires little care other than cutting back the flower spikes (if desired) and removing the old foliage in spring before new leaves emerge. Fertilize annually in spring.