Lythrum salicaria

large stand purple loosestrife by pond
Photo Credit: 
Liz West via Flickr CC

"Sterile" cultivars are fertile when wild plants are nearby. Biological control is successfully reducing populations.

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Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
purple loosestrife
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Native Region: 
Europe
Invasive Level: 
Level 2
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade
Can be weedy

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