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Summer
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Family: Lythraceae
Green & Freshfainthoney
SeasonSummer
OriginEurope, Asia
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Summer bloomer
Purple loosestrife turns waterways and boggy ground into spectacular violet-magenta rivers of colour in midsummer, its tall spikes of small flowers a favourite of bees and butterflies.
Symbolism & Meaning
pretension, aspiration
In the Victorian language of flowers, purple loosestrife means “Pretension”.
Habitat & Environment
Europe, Asia
Purple Loosestrife is native to Europe, Asia.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameLythrum salicaria
- FamilyLythraceae
- Native ToEurope, Asia
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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