Smartweed: Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ is native to the Himalayas, but it thrives along roadsides and stream-beds throughout much of North America. This and other smartweed varieties are a great fa;; nectar source for much of the U.S., and are featured in this month’s installment of “What’s Blooming in Your Neck of the Woods?”
Author Ed Syzmanski took this photo in his Franklin, Massachusetts yard in August 2021.
