Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze '
(Lythrum salicara 'Fire Candle')
Family - Lythraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m or more
Location - The House Border
Description: Clump forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit and mid green, lanceolate foliage. Spike-like Racemes of magenta-red, star-shaped flowers are produced from midsummer into autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Magenta-red, star-shaped flowers in spike-like racemes are produced on tall, upright stems from late June into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid green, lanceolate foliage. 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 emerging leaves from slugs in spring.
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil.