Swamp Loosestrife is a large native woody perennial that has a multi-stemmed bushy habit of slender arching branches. The whorls of fine willow like green foliage takes on yellow, orange, and red tones in fall. Clusters of small deep pink to rose purple bell-like flowers bloom in mid summer. Swamp Loosestrife is a wetland plant that requires consistently moist to boggy acidic soils, and can tolerate up to 2 ft of standing water.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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6' - 8'
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Spread:
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6' - 8'
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink/Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases. Spreads rapidly. Do not let soils dry.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Ponds, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Swamp Rose, Swamp Milkweed, Cardinal Flower.
IMAGES: Alex Abair, Decodon verticillatus 51863453, CC BY 4.0, (2) Ryan Hodnett, Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) - Wyckoff, New Jersey 2024-07-31, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
