LYTHRUM 



(From the Greek lythron, gore; alluding to tlic color of the flowers) 



Lythracecs 



54. Lythrum Salicaria, var. roseum superbum (Z,. roseum 

 superbum) 



English Names: Rose loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife, Spiked willow herb. 

 Milk willow herb. Willow weed, Willow wort, Sage willow. Red Sally, Rain- 

 bow weed, Black blood. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY, TYPE FROM AUSTRALIA 



JULY AND AUGUST 



IARGE rose-colored flowers in a tall spike borne on a graceful leafy stem 

 -^ two to five feet high. Leaves willowlike, two to three inches 

 long; persistent. Good in moist places in the herbaceous border, and 

 especially good for natu- 

 ralizing among shrubbery 

 or by the water side. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any moist soil. 

 Will thrive in full sun or 

 partial shade. 



Propagate by division. 



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