.jpg)
This tall perennial wildflower's natural habitat is tall fens, reeds swamps, and as marginal vegetation around rivers, lakes and ponds.
Producing dense forms of bright purple spikes it is a fantastic wildlife plant as the flowers are rich in pollen and nectar attracting bees, butterflies and moths.
POLLINATORS : Red-tailed bumblebees, Elephant hawk-moths and Brimstone butterflies.
WILDLIFE: Its rich source of pollen and nectar is a valuable food source not only for pollinators but for many insects including long-tongued insects such as Brimstone butterflies.
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Height 120cm
Perennial
Full sun
Flowers June - August
Hardy
It will thrive in moist soil or planted at the edge of a pond. To prevent self-seeding, cut off the faded flower heads before the seed ripens and falls