Lythrum salicaria - Purple-loosestrife

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Written By Elizabeth Broadbent

Lythrum salicaria - Purple-loosestrife

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Other names:

  • Purple loosestrife

  • Black blood

  • Long purples

  • Purple grass

Family - Lythraceae | Genus - Lythrum 

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Flower:

  • June - August

Soil:

  • Poor drainage

  • Clay, Loam

  • Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Height:

  • Up to 1.5m

Identifying Features:

  • Long flower stem

  • Purple flowers

  • Long green leaves

About

The purple-loosestrife is found in reed beds and along river banks. It’s large purple flower stems are a valuable food source for long tongued insect, including lots of species of butterfly.

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