Winged Lythrum
Lythrum alatum
Also known as: Winged Loosestrife
Native Lythrum — wiry stems with magenta flowers in upper leaf axils all summer. DO NOT confuse with invasive purple loosestrife (*L. salicaria*), which has dense terminal spikes and lance leaves. Winged stems are diagnostic.
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY