Purple loosestrife plants

Spectacular when in full bloom, Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a vigorous, upright perennial enjoying an extremely long bloom season from late spring to late summer. It features pink, purple, or magenta flowers in dense spikes, up to 18 in. long (45 cm) held atop lance-shaped leaves.

Purple loosestrife is a wetland perennial native to Europe and Asia that is an invasive problem in North American aquatic habitats. This plant was primarily spread across the continent as an ornamental. Today it can be found across the entire northern half of the United States. Photographed along the Missouri River in South Dakota by Sam Stukel (USFWS).

Purple Loosestrife is an under-appreciated herb, often labeled as "invasive". And yet, it's so amazingly helpful, for the soil, for pollinators, and humans - I'm grateful it's so abundant!

The purple loosestrife plant is an extremely invasive perennial. It has become a menace to the native plants where it chokes out the growth of all its competitors. This article has tips on how to control this weed.

Image 1291004 is of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) flower(s). It is by Linda Wilson at University of Idaho.

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Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

QUICK IDENTIFICATION Square stalks that are five or six-sided and woody Several stalks on mature plants Downy, long, narrow leaves with pointed tips, smooth edges and heart-shaped bases Showy 1-inch […]