Decodon verticillatus
Swamp Loosestrife
- Blooms July-August
- Use as a water plant
- Arching stems
- Category: Shrub
- Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Height: 6-8 ft
- Spread: 6-8 ft
- Bloom Color: Pink Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Purchase options for Swamp Loosestrife
- Size: #1 -
- Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
- Availability: In Stock
$23.00
Arching, leafy stems, about 3-8’ long, are donned with clusters of showy, bell-shaped, deep-pink flowers which comprise this shrubby, perennial, wildflower. Fruits in early September into fall and is more like a rounded capsule. Foliage transitions to shades of red and oranges in autumn. Ideal for bog gardens, streamside, or along ponds.
Growing Tips for Decodon verticillatus
Easily grown in wet soils such as along marshes or bogs and mucky banks of ponds bodies of water; can tolerate standing water. Thrives in shaded areas. This plant can spread rapidly.