Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'
Purple loosestrife 'Feuerkerze', Lythrum salicaria 'Firecandle'
Lythrum Lythrum
'Feuerkerze' _ 'Feuerkerze' is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial with narrow, lance-shaped leaves and spikes of vivid rose-red flowers. Can be invasive.
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Red in Summer; Red in Autumn
Green in Summer
Deadhead after flowering to prevent self-seeding. Can be invasive otherwise.
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Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze' (Purple loosestrife 'Feuerkerze') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Bog garden, City, Coastal, Containers, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting, Roof terrace, Waterside, Wildflower
Plant in any moist, wet soil in full sun.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
The autumn foliage colour is off-set well by the creamy variegated foliage of these plants.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'
Purple loosestrife 'Feuerkerze', Lythrum salicaria 'Firecandle'
Lythrum Lythrum
'Feuerkerze' _ 'Feuerkerze' is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial with narrow, lance-shaped leaves and spikes of vivid rose-red flowers. Can be invasive.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Red in Summer; Red in Autumn
Green in Summer
Deadhead after flowering to prevent self-seeding. Can be invasive otherwise.
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Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze' (Purple loosestrife 'Feuerkerze') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Bog garden, City, Coastal, Containers, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting, Roof terrace, Waterside, Wildflower
Plant in any moist, wet soil in full sun.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Boggy damp conditions | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
The autumn foliage colour is off-set well by the creamy variegated foliage of these plants.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
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