Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Black blood, Long purples, Purple grass, Rainbow weed, Red Sally, Rose loosestrife, Rosy strip, Sage willow, Soldiers, Spiked loosestrife, Willow weed
Lythrum Lythrum
L. salicaria - L. salicaria is a vigorous, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with erect, branched stems bearing downy, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and spike-like racemes of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Lythrum salicaria is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Branching, Erect
Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Deadhead regularly. Remove faded flower stems to prevent self-seeding.
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Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bog garden, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Meadow, Waterside
Grow in any moist soil in full sun. Considered a noxious, invasive weed in some introduced areas.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Black blood, Long purples, Purple grass, Rainbow weed, Red Sally, Rose loosestrife, Rosy strip, Sage willow, Soldiers, Spiked loosestrife, Willow weed
Lythrum Lythrum
L. salicaria - L. salicaria is a vigorous, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with erect, branched stems bearing downy, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and spike-like racemes of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Asia, Europe
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Branching, Erect
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Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Deadhead regularly. Remove faded flower stems to prevent self-seeding.
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Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bog garden, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Meadow, Waterside
Grow in any moist soil in full sun. Considered a noxious, invasive weed in some introduced areas.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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