Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
Family - Lythraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1m
Width - 45cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: Clump forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit and dark green, lanceolate foliage. Spike-like Racemes of pale pink, star-shaped flowers, each with red throat, are produced from midsummer into autumn.
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Flower:
Soft pink, star-shaped flowers, each with a red throat, are produced in dense, spike-like racemes from late June into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Dark green, lanceolate leaves. The willow-like appearance of the foliage makes this plant very easily confused with the weed, Willow Herb when the leaves first emerge in spring.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Pest and Diseases:
Protect the emerging leaves from slugs in spring.
Propagation:
Division, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive soil.