Persicaria

Help me identify this plant

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This is a variety of PERSICARIA Lucy ......welcome to GTags :))

Thanks

I moved into this house December so discovering new plants all the time. This is growing out of the bottom of what was a pond. Is it something to be kept?

Welcome to Gtags! If you tap on the name of the plant, you will have all the information you need. For me, I pull this out and count it as a weed... it self seeds readily and is on my noxious list of no no plants to keep. Enjoy your journey with us!

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It has an unusual flower spike Lucy .......I would keep it and see how it develops for the moment :))

Welcome to GT Lucy ☺ I'm with @flof1952 and would keep it...a weed is only an unwanted flower and if you like it you could always prevent it from self seeding.