Demonstration Wetlands Garden Project
Water Mill Museum, Old Mill Road, Water Mill, New York
non-native purple loosestrife
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, www.forestryimages.org
The plants are easily identified by its magenta flowers which bloom from July to September.
Purple Loosestrife crowds out native wetland plants such as cattails, grasses and sedges.
More Information can be found at:
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program Fact Sheet
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© 2007 Water Mill Museum, 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill, Long Island, New York 11976
© 2007 Water Mill Museum, 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill, Long Island, New York 11976
updated
June 18, 2007