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plant | Lythrum alatum |
common_name | Winged Loosestrife |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jun 17th to Sep 7th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 493.00 |
beds | A Beds, B Beds, Meadow |
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umid | 50 |
botanical_name | Lythrum alatum |
common_name | Winged Loosestrife |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 8 |
typical_height_ft | 2-3' |
typical_width_ft | 2-3' |
light_type | full sun, part shade or moderate shade |
details_on_light_needs | Prefers full sun, can tolerate part shade |
soil_type | clay, loam |
soil_preference | Prefers poorly drained clay soil |
soil_moisture | moist to wet |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Can handle standing water and can tolerate dry periods |
drought_tol | low tolerance |
deer_tol | moderate tolerance |
salt_tol | salt sensitive |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | branching (perennials only), clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | bright green |
fall_color | yellow-green |
bloom_time | August, July, June, September |
bloom_color | lavender, pink, purple |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | blue, Cream |
winter_form | architectural |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly, erosion control |
combines_well_with | Sedges, Swamp Milkweed, Prairie Dropseed, other native loosestrifes such as Prairie Loosestrife and Swamp Candles |
notes | Yellow-green fall color; great for rain gardens; closely resembles its invasive relative, Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) |
citation1 | https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/winged-loosestrife |
citation2 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/wng_loosestrife.htm |
citation3 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Lythrum-alatum-NGN |
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