Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Rosy Gem)

Name: Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Rosy Gem)
SKU: RNG_PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
Availability: InStock

Price range: £1.39 through £9.99

A spectacular UK Native perennial producing spikes of eye-catching rose-purple flowers from June to late summer. Naturally found on river margins this is equally at home in the garden border, thriving in all but the driest positions. The flowers are a magnet to bees and butterflies. 100-150cm in full flower.

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SKU: RNG_PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE Categories: Flower Seeds, Lythrum Seeds, Wildflower Seeds

Cultivation Advice
Key Facts

Scatter very thinly to the growing position from early spring on open soil that has raked to a fine tilth with all weeds removed.
Rake in very lightly.
Keep well watered in dry periods.
Beware young seedlings are very vulnerable to slugs.
Thin seedlings to 30-45cm apart.
Will readily self seed if left to scatter.

Genus: Lythrum
English Name: Purple Loosestrife
Hardiness: Hardy
Lifecycle: Perennial
Sowing Months: Jan-Dec
Plant Out: Apr-Oct
Flowering: Jul-Sep