Scientific name: Lithium salicaria

Common name: purple loosestrife

Family name: Lythraceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: zone 4 – 9

Mature height and spread: 2 – 4 feet height, 2 – 4 feet spread

Sun: full sun

Water Use: medium to wet

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): bloom time is from May to September

Suitable uses: water plant, Naturalize

Quick ID description: Herbaceous perennial, arrange spicy, purple flower, in wet area, ditches, very aggressive plant, mint family, square stem