Lythrum salicaria, open pollinated
Wild Flower.
The purple-pink flowering loosestrife is suitable for wet meadows, ditches and banks (but also does well in normal flower beds, only sandy soil is difficult for it) and wild bees, butterflies and beetles love it.
It is recommended to grow it in a pot. Except for watering, hardly any care is needed, just pruning in early spring.
Height: 50cm (20") to 120cm (47")
Hardiness: Yes
Where: Full sun
When: March to April in pots; end of March to July outside.
Spacing: 50cm
Harvesting/Flowering: July to September
A paradise for insects
Photos: Janina Laszlo (1, 4, 5), Sonja Bannick (2, 3)
Wild Flower.
The purple-pink flowering loosestrife is suitable for wet meadows, ditches and banks (but also does well in normal flower beds, only sandy soil is difficult for it) and wild bees, butterflies and beetles love it.
It is recommended to grow it in a pot. Except for watering, hardly any care is needed, just pruning in early spring.
Height: 50cm (20") to 120cm (47")
Hardiness: Yes
Where: Full sun
When: March to April in pots; end of March to July outside.
Spacing: 50cm
Harvesting/Flowering: July to September
A paradise for insects
A little side note: these seeds are packaged in grass paper
Grass paper is an environmentally-friendly and sustainable form of packaging. It is made from grass, a rapidly regenerating raw material, which can be processed without using chemicals, which means significantly less water and energy are required to produce it.
Photos: Janina Laszlo (1, 4, 5), Sonja Bannick (2, 3)
