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Purple-loosestrife is a native Irish perennial also known as Créachtach. This beautiful plant grows to 120cm with spikes of multiple layers of carmine-pink flowers, held in whorls, like a candelabra, from June to September. The flowers are loved by bees and other insects.
In its native habitat, it grows in ditches, riverbanks and along canals. In the garden it likes a moists soil in sun, making it a great plant for the edge of a pond or stream.
Purple-loosestrife is a native Irish perennial also known as Créachtach. This beautiful plant grows to 120cm with spikes of multiple layers of carmine-pink flowers, held in whorls, like a candelabra, from June to September. The flowers are loved by bees and other insects.
In its native habitat, it grows in ditches, riverbanks and along canals. In the garden it likes a moists soil in sun, making it a great plant for the edge of a pond or stream.