'Winged Lythrum' or 'Winged Loosestrife' Lythraceae:
Plants grow about 3 feet tall, they have angled stems and pinkish-purple or rose-pink colored flowers. The erect growing, herbaceous to woody based stems are 4-angled. The stems are branching above and glabrous and angles are slightly winged. The 6-parted flowers have petunia-textured petals. The flowers are 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide. This species should be grown in full sun in moister retentive soils. Some reports say that the seeds are eaten by waterfowl - this is not very likely, since the seeds are very small; more likely the fruit capsule are being eaten instead. It blooms from late spring into late summer. The Genus name comes from the Greek word lythron meaning 'blood', and the species name means 'with wings'. A good substitute for the more attractive (but very weedy) Lythrum salicaria, in locations with damp soils.
Zones 4-9
Native from the eastern half of the USA, were it is found growing in wet to moist meadows, along shores, low moist depressions and in moist prairies.
500 seeds
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