Re: purple plant id
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: purple plant id
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:46:12 -0400
Shelly --
Before reading your second paragraph, I was already thinking purple
Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). I suppose, now that it's so widespread,
there is some regional variation but what grows around here usually has
plain green leaves and stems. The plant itself is quite drab. The
flower spikes are indeed 6-8" long/tall and 3/4"-1" wide. The individual
flowers are quite small. The flower color is pretty much identical to
the flower color of Liatris. Sounds like that might be what you have.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:52:55 EDT Pavlacky@cs.com writes:
> I hope someone can help me id this plant that my mother has. She
> bought a
> house with the plant there, and typically the garden does not have
> anything
> very unusual, but there are so many perennials out there, I just
> don't know
> what it is! Here's what I know:
> At least 4' tall, in a 3' bunch, and in its height of bloom now.(
> She's in
> zone 8, OR)
> Purple, and I mean like Liatris(Gayfeather) pinkish-purple.
> Flowers in tall spike 6-8" long, tiny 5 petaled and(with yellow )
> not wider
> than a centimeter
> Leaves are smooth, mid-green; sometimes alternate and sometimes
> opposite
> No scent to speak of from leaves or flowers
> NO runners
> stems are green and not particularly square
>
> I have tentatively ruled out Veronicas and definitely not Agastache
> (because
> of no scent) but I wonder about some type of Lythrum or
> Loosestrife? The
> pictures I've seen of the Loosestrife that is banned for invading
> our
> wetlands seems too pink and the flowers look to be about an inch
> wide, and
> stems looked red. However, this is the closest I've seen.
> It's a beautiful plant and I'd really like to know what it is.
> Happy Weekend,
> Shelly Pavlacky\
> Portland, OR
>
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