Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife
- 3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
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- approx 250 seeds
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- 1 litre aquatic pot
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- 3 × 9cm pots
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- 3 litre aquatic pot
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- 5 litre aquatic pot
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- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Reliably moist, fertile soil
- Depth of water: 0-5cm
- Rate of growth: Average to fast
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
A colourful plant for watersides, pond banks and woodland borders where the soil remains slightly moist, this clump forming perennial produces tall spikes of reddish-purple star shaped summer flowers. A relatively fast-grower, the flowers are also rich in nectar, so are popular with the pollinators.
Plant out in reliably moist soil, or pot up into a pond basket and place at the margins of a pond. Apply a generous mulch of well-rotted compost around the base of the plant in early spring. Cut back the faded flowerheads in late summer and autumn.
Surface-sow directly onto trays filled with good seed compost in March or April, and maintain temperatures around 20C. When seedlings are large enough to handle, pot them up individually and grow them on. Gradually harden off before planting outside after risk of frost. Autumn-sown seedlings (August to October) should be overwintered in a coldframe before planting out the following spring.
- CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin & eye irritant
