29) Lythrum salicaria

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: purple loosestrife

Family name: Lythraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Height: 60cm-100cm

Spread: 60cm-100cm

Requirements: wet soils in full sun to light shade, wetland perennial

Leaf arrangement: stemless, lance-shaped leaves

Flower /fruit description(s): five pedal, dense terminal spikes, showy

Suitable uses: bog garden, water garden

Quick ID description: aquatic- semi aquatic, vigorous, can be aggressive, not mint family (no smell)

Bloom time: May to Semptember

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Source: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b513