Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Firecandle

Light Purple loosestrife
These plants aren't afraid of the cold weather and can be grwon in the garden throughout the whole year. Our water plants can't bear cold temperatures therefore we can move them inside the house, placing them in large containers.The Purple loosestrife should be preferably located in a place where it can have at least a few hours a day of direct solar light.

Cultivation Purple loosestrife
These plants are perennial herbs. This plant in the summer assumes a purplepink colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 1 m high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. When growing these plants tend to go up, developing very little in width, and they tend to have a columnar development.

Fertilize Purple loosestrife
During the spring months we can add a specific fertilizer for our plants, green or flowering ones, to the water of our water garden . On the market there are also specific fertilizer which come in bars or in granular form, to be planted near the plants to melt constantly in about 3-4 months.

Water Purple loosestrife
Water regularly, every 1-2 weeks , wetting the soil deeply with about 1-2 buckets of water ,but waiting for the substratum to dry completely between one watering and another; avoid leaving stagnant water. These plants need a great quantity of dampness; they should be placed on shores, or sea beds, or small ponds. If grown in a large container, usually the water should be substituted every 15-20 days.

Pests Purple loosestrife
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Mold Purple loosestrife
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Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 5 1 2 0 0 1 continental 4 2 2 0 0 1 mediterranean 3 3 2 0 0 1

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