Lythrum salicaria

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Liz West via Flickr CC

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

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August 2012

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