紅べに蓼たで

noun

water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper f. purpurascens)

A variety of water pepper with reddish flowers or stems. Cross-referenced with 柳蓼 (やなぎたで), a related plant.

See also: ヤナギタデ (やなぎたで)

• 紅べに蓼たでは湿しっ地ちに生はえる一いち年ねん草そうで、秋あきに紅べに紫むらさき色いろの花はなを咲さかせる。

  Benitade is an annual plant that grows in wetlands and produces reddish-purple flowers in autumn.