Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) tall spikes of purple flowers with six petals. A downy perennial of damp habitats like riverbanks or canals.

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This purple loosestrife plant grows along the loxwood canal walk and adds colour and attracts butterflies and insects being a taller plant.

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Size: 3062px × 4594px
Location: Loxwood canal walk UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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