Herb Seeds – Purple Loosestrife – Lythrum Salicaria produces tapering spikes of delightful purple-red flowers and has useful medicinal properties.
The flowers and leaves make an excellent gargle, wound-cleanser and helps to rapidly stop bleeding.
Purple loosestrife has long been used in traditional medicine as a treatment for diarrhoea, chronic intestinal infections, catarrh, haemorrhoids, eczema, varicose veins and bleeding of the gums.
It flowers from June to August and has dark green willow-like leaves.
This plant is best suited to boggy/wet locations so is ideal for ponds and water featues.
Purple loosestrife is pollinated by bees and butterflies as these are both long-toungued insects.
This variety features tapering spikes of purple-red flowers from June – August and dark green willow-like leaves.
This plant produces beautiful flowers and are the perfect way to attract many types of pollinating insects to your garden!
Height: Upto 150cm (60in). Spread: Approximately 60cm (24in).
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