Purple Loosestrife
Formats
Wild aromatic plant with medicinal properties. It is perfect in pots, edges and humid areas.
It is astringent, healing and it acts against haemorrhage.Can be found along river banks and streams, aquatic gardens and ponds.It must be watered frequently and abundantly unless the soil is already humid or flooded.
Perrenial. Up to 2 m. Aquatic plant with green lanceolate leaves and pink flowers in spikes in summer. Grows on clay, basic and flooded soils.
Use
Edging, Coastal garden, Medicinal, Riverbanks
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Flowering
| Flowering period | Summer |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Lythrum salicaria |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | Spring-Autumn |
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| Average germination (%) | 40 |
| Seeds per gram | 12.000 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Edging, Coastal garden, Medicinal, Riverbanks |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline |
| Soil type | Clay |
| Soil moisture | Submerged in water |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Care
| Watering | Abundant, Frequent |
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