~Not sown for 2024~
Lythrum alatum
Winged Loosestrife
~This is a native to Ontario species, not the invasive Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria~
- Average to high moisture soils
- Full sun
- 36” tall, 18” to 30” wide
- Mid summer to fall
- Native to Ontario, thrives in high moisture areas
New to me this year, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery
https://www.prairiemoon.com/lythrum-alatum-winged-loosestrife-prairie-moon-nursery.html
A bushy, long blooming species whose natural habitat is under pressure from the invasive Purple Loosestrife.
Online descriptions suggest that this species is not a particularly fast spreader, but that may only apply to mixed plant communities and they may be a bit more enthusiastic if planted in an enriched garden bed without a lot of neighbours.
Recommended in Lorraine Johnson’s blog post Ghost Plants about hard to source species deserving of wider planting in Ontario gardens
Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.
Photo by Joshua Mayey Via Wikimedia Commons
