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lythrum virgatum dropmore purple

pickle61pickle61 Posts: 52
in Problem solving
hello. does anyone out there have this growing in their garden and if so; is it thuggish, is it weed-like, is it worth growing? 

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have grown it in the past. I wouldn't say that it was particularly thuggish or weed like. It flowered well, but l took it out as l wanted to try something else, not because there was anything wrong with it.
  • pickle61pickle61 Posts: 52
    oh, that looks lovely!! i'm going to have to buy some now after seeing your pictures! your garden looks delightful! please could you tell me the variety of deep pink phlox beside it, most notable in the 3rd picture? i appreciate your input, thanks.
  • pickle61pickle61 Posts: 52
    thank you AnniD! that helps me decide.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    I like mine too. I have it growing in boggy ground by the pond, an exposed position but it takes all that wind and weather can throw at it. The bare stalks are still standing tall now against the snow, I will cut them down when new growth shows. It is a good colour and the bees and other insects love it. :)
  • pickle61pickle61 Posts: 52
    buttercupdays; thank you for that! the main reason i wanted it was because of feeding the bees!
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Sorry @pickle61, can’t help you with the name of the phlox. We call it ‘that pink one’ but it’s not it’s actual name! Thank you for your generous comments.
    Rutland, England
  • pickle61pickle61 Posts: 52
    BenCotto you're very welcome. thank you for those lovely pictures! i'm positively itching to get out in the garden and plant, plant, plant but at the moment i'm consoling myself with pinterest and lots of images of beautiful summer gardens so your pictures cheered me up no end!
  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    We have lythrum on the edge of a seasonal pond. At the moment, it's a good foot under water. Last summer, it was under water most of the winter and then exposed in baked ground for roughly 5 months. It's been in-situ around 8 years and has slowly produced 8-10 offspring creating natural clumps also at the water's edge. I don't find it at all invasive. @BenCotto you have a beautiful garden.

  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    edited February 2021
    I think people are put off by the warnings about invasiveness on US websites - it's more to do with how the plant spreads in their wetlands, where it is not a native. We already have native loosetrife so it's not really worth worrying about here. I don't think the named varieties are as prone to seeding plus when I've seen it in the wild, I have noticed young plants growing in watersides and wet ditches but not springing up where the ground is slightly drier. (Luckily they will survive in drier areas if they are put there).
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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