By Enthusiast
United Kingdom 
I have a shrub which has oval shaped leaves with reddish v shaped markings on them and very thin spikes with very tiny red bulb like growths all the way down. Please could someone help me identify this shrub
3 Nov, 2011
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Sounds like a type of Persicaria like Red Dragon. Or there is a green version too. Any chance of a photo?
4 Nov, 2011
It does sound like Persicaria - but that's not a shrub.
4 Nov, 2011
would like to send picture but printer is not very well. I have looked up Persicaria and it looks very much like Persicaris Virginia 'painter's palette' except that the leaves are not mottled green/white mine has just plain green with red 'V'. Thank you both very much for your help.
4 Nov, 2011
You don't need a printer to upload a photo to GOY.
11 Nov, 2011
Volunteer's right - you just need a digital format picture loaded into your computer, resized to make it a bit smaller and then upload it here.
11 Nov, 2011
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Erm, would be better if you posted a photograph... are you sure its a shrub and not a perennial?
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