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Lythraceae
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Also known as Lythrum salicaria var. glabrum, Lythrum pubescens, Lythrum salicaria f. virescens, Lythrum salicaria f. angustius
Native Plants · Wetland · Purple Flowers · Pollinator · Rain Garden · Pond Plant · Moisture Loving · Summer Blooms · Perennial
Purple loosestrife thrives in moist to wet soils and is perfect for rain gardens or pond edges. Keep soil consistently moist and deadhead spent flowers to prevent excessive self-seeding. This pollinator-friendly perennial produces striking purple flower spikes throughout summer.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist, tolerates wet conditions · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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