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Decodon verticillatus |
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| Common name |
water willow; swamp loosestrife |
| Family |
lythraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
pink (August) |
| Size |
2-8' |
| Light |
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| Cultural notes |
marginal aquatic |
A relative of purple loosestrife, which appears on just about all invasive lists in the US, but this is a native wildflower that does not appear to be an ecological problem. It's planted in the bog filtration area of our large pond.
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| | Burgundy fall color |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: pond filtration bog About my plant portraits
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common mis-spellings: verticillata
Last modified:
October 06, 2007
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