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Lythrum salicaria |
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Purple Loosestrife, Spiked Loosestrife, Black Blood, Red Sally |
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Northern Europe and Southern Europe |
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Erect plant |
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3-5 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide |
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Reddish purple,
individual flowers about 1 inch diameter on
dense spikes 1 foot long. |
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Mid to late summer |
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Leaves opposite or
whorled, lanceolate,
2-4 inches long, rounded or cordate and clasping at
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base. |
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- 'Firecandle' - Bright rose-red flowers, 3 feet tall.
- 'Roseum Superbum' - Rose-purple flowers, vigorous
grower, 3 feet tall.
- 'The Beacon' - Dark red flowers, 36-42 inches tall.
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Lythrum is derived from
lythron, meaning blood, which is an allusion to the
color of the flowers. |
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