Purple loosestrife

(1 seedling with roots)

Their spectacular inflorescences reaching over a meter attract pollinators and give a natural look to any body of water.

"She only asks for one thing: to have her feet in the water or in the soil of a damp bank."
"For the rest, just let her do it... and admire her."

The purple loosestrife is one of the least demanding pond plants along with water mint.
They can actually be planted in the same spot: in a tub or in a pond, at a water depth of between 0 and 15 cm. The mint will cover the ground, and the purple loosestrife will spring up from this cover, sending its stems up to 1.20 meters high!

Even a surface covered with floating plants does not hinder her, and she will then emerge from this setting that surrounds her foot.

"It will bloom starting in June, then all summer long, and its inflorescence is truly magnificent. A cluster of pink flowers that irresistibly attracts bumblebees and bees."

Its stem is solid and very straight.
"Do not hesitate to cut the tip before it blooms. The stem will then split, and each new stem will flower. The cut parts can be replanted in the hope that they will take root, which is not uncommon."

In winter, the stems die and the stump survives with its roots down to -15°C!
In spring, she will quickly set off again, each year a little more enriched.

Renowned medicinal plant, the purple loosestrife contains an incredible number of active molecules. It is not toxic.

The purple loosestrife gets its name from the shape of its elongated leaves, which resemble those of the willow.

"It allows for the formation of herbariums along the edges of the basins, or to sanitize a rubbish area while providing shade."
The substrate matters little: clay, sand, or potting soil, it can even grow without soil, just soaked in water.
Its rapid growth makes it a good purifying plant: it quickly consumes the mineral elements and the waste from the fish.

"Try it in the basin, near a fountain or in a poubellarium: the only way to fail its cultivation is to cut off its water!"
Otherwise, success is guaranteed.

Our plants are guaranteed bare root, without rock wool, or any artificial substrate, ready to adapt to their new environment.