Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Water
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.00 m high × 0.50 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-10
- Moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, kleur, Root
- Functions
- Dye, Cosmetic, Preservative, Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
Leaves: can be cooked and are a good source of calcium. Roots: also suitable for cooking. Flowers: you can extract an edible dye from the flowers.