![]() ![]() ![]() If done in midsummer, new foliage will emerge in 2 weeks with a potential fall rebloom. ![]() Plants may be sheared to the ground after blooming. Deadhead after flowering to prevent self-seeding.Find where this species is invasive in the United States.Some cultivars have been marketed as being sterile such as 'Morden Pink', 'Morden Gleam' or 'Dropmore Purple' but there seems to be evidence that these cultivars can produce highly fertile seeds if grown with other cultivars or wild loosestrife. Seeds are easily dispersed by water and in mud adhered to aquatic wildlife, livestock, and people. Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife) is an erect to sprawling perennial forming a mound of opposite, lance-shaped, green leaves, 3-6 in. One mature plant can produce more than 2 million seeds annually. The problem with this plant is that it is so invasive in North America that it can rapidly colonize wet areas.A welcomed addition to beds, and borders, this is an ideal candidate for bog gardens and along ponds and streams.wide (60-70 cm), Purple Loosestrife thrives in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. long (45 cm) held atop lance-shaped leaves. The Eurasian forb purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, is an erect, branching, perennial that has invaded temperate wetlands throughout North America. salicaria plant can produce over two million seeds annually and are easily spread by winds, insects, water, and passing animals and humans. The seeds are small, usually less than a millimetre in size. It features pink, purple, or magenta flowers in dense spikes, up to 18 in. Purple loosestrife is a particularly voracious self-seeder. ![]() They are used to treat diarrhea, bruises, sore throat, heat exhaustion, and edema.Spectacular when in full bloom, Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a vigorous, upright perennial enjoying an extremely long bloom season from early to late summer. Beneficial for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhages, sore gums, mouth ulcers, canker sores, tender gums and menstrual flow. In medicine, lysimachia clethroides are also known as dwarf peach, pearl grass, regulating grass, the ridge grass, ji cocktail, labor injury medicine, stretch lotion, and nine lotus. Egg shaped seed capsules that contain a few seeds and split open when ripe. Leafy greens from the plant are known as pearl vegetable, and they contain low-sodium and high-potassium. In China, most commonly in Chaoshan region, leaves from lysimachia clethroides are used in culinary as leaf vegetable, for making salads, stir-fried dishes, or soups. Use in culinary and traditional medicine This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) is a wetland perennial that forms large, monotypic stands throughout the temperate regions of the U.S. It prefers deep, rich loam and sheltered positions. It is present in damp woodland margins, wet ravines and forests, sunny grassy hills, and mountain slopes at elevations of 300–2,100 m (980–6,890 ft) above sea level. It is also found in Russia, Korea, and North America. The native range of this plant is China and Japan. The specific epithet clethroides means "like alder" ( Clethra). It is a pioneer plant in its natural range. It can grow in a couple feet of water or on dry shore near the water line. The inflorescence is bent with a sparsely haired axis, reaching a length of 0.3 to 0.4 cm. Purple loosestrife is a perennial plant found rooted in a range of wet soil habitats. The flowers are tiny (12 cm wide), grouped in terminal spikes, each flower being snow white, with five petals. The leaves are scattered, alternate, oblong or broadly lanceolate, about 5 cm wide, 7 to 11 cm long, with entire margins. This hardy herbaceous perennial resembles a tall speedwell. Lysimachia clethroides can reach heights of 60–100 cm (24–39 in). It was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae based on a molecular phylogenetic study, but this family was later merged into the Primulaceae. Lysimachia clethroides, the gooseneck loosestrife, is a species of flowering plant, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. ![]()
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