This is the time of year when swampy areas often are ablaze with gorgeous pink-purple flowers that dominate the wetland. These are the flowers of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), an invasive ...

When June approaches, so does the bloom time for my all-time favorite perennial, Gooseneck Loosestrife (or clethroides lysimachia). This is such a delightful plant, although I must warn you, it is ...

I’m sure you know purple loosestrife, even if you don’t know its name. It’s a big, tall clumping plant bearing bright pinkish-purple flowers and it’s appearing now in your neighborhood, especially in ...

A keen-eyed gardener delivers disappointing news to Michele Norris: The beautiful, beloved purple flowering plant in her garden is an invasive... Flowering Predator on the Loose in a D.C. Garden After ...

Your home's landscape design isn't complete without some gorgeously colored flowering plants. You can use them to bring fresh life into indoor room or line them along walkways through your gardens for ...

A: I suspect you refer to purple loosestrife, a wetland perennial that doesn’t need much water and often grows; if not, thrives in places we would not consider wetland. On July 1, 2006, it became ...

Over the summer, I saw a pretty plant with purple flowers growing along the expressway and would like to get it for my garden. It appears to be a tough plant. What is this and where can I find it? I ...

Thurman Johnson went to a Safeway Aug. 22, 2025, in Spokane, Washington, to gear up for a day of removing invasive garden ...