Family: loosestrife Alien
Season: summer/fall

Last Update: 02May98

(03-Jul-96; Stewart Park)

(Jul-97; Diane's Xing, right)

Purple LooseStrife

A common, tall, colorful flower wherever a little water can be found; meadows, swamps, ditches. Tall spikes of purple-magenta, 6-part flowers. An escaped garden flower invasively taking over swamps and fields in the area.

Above shows typical habitat surrounded by Boneset (center) and Joe-Pye-Weed (left)