




Alchemilla mollis

Knautia macedonica

Leucanthemum vulgare

Nepeta racemosa

Achillea millefolium

Lythrum salicaria

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Achillea millefolium

Hydrangea arborescens

Echinacea purpurea

Lythrum salicaria

Achillea millefolium

Echinops bannaticus

Lavandula angustifolia

Catananche caerulea

Aster novi-belgii

Coreopsis verticillata

Aquilegia vulgaris

Salvia pratensis

Lythrum virgatum

Liatris spicata

Aquilegia vulgaris

Achillea ptarmica

Anemone hybrida

Sanguisorba tenuifolia

Sidalcea

Helleborus orientalis

Salvia nemorosa

Helleborus orientalis

Physostegia virginiana
Purple loosestrife 'Robin' is a stout and long-lived perennial that will bring vertical structure and a rich purple color to your garden. Since we supply you with an already grown seedling, complicated pre-growing is eliminated. Your main task will be to choose the right location. This plant is extremely adaptable regarding soil type – it will grow in humous, loamy, and heavy clay soils, but moisture is essential. Ideal placement is in full sun, where it will bloom most abundantly, but it will also tolerate partial shade. If you have a spot in the garden where water sits after rain, or if you have a pond, this is the true kingdom for Loosestrife 'Robin'. Plant 4 to 6 plants per square meter so that they merge into a continuous canopy.
Caring for this perennial revolves primarily around water. It is a plant originating from wetlands, so in a regular flowerbed during dry periods, it requires your attention and watering. Unlike many other perennials, it does not mind waterlogging; on the contrary, it demands it. As for fertilizing, it is enough to treat it to a layer of compost or regular perennial fertilizer in the spring; it is not overly demanding in this regard. During the summer, specifically in July and August, it will delight you with narrow, dense spikes of flowers. These are a great attraction for pollinators, so if you want to support biodiversity in your garden, this is a great choice. Moreover, the flowers are suitable for cutting into fresh bouquets, where they stay fresh for a long time, but they are not suitable for drying, because they lose both color and shape after drying.
A gardening benefit of the 'Robin' cultivar is its fantastic frost resistance and health. The plant does not suffer from diseases or pests, and will survive even extreme frosts, so winter protection is unnecessary. In autumn, let the plant decorate the bed for a little longer, as its leaves change color from green to striking orange-red. Cut the old stems down low to the ground only in spring. Because loosestrife self-seeds easily, it is good to continuously remove faded inflorescences if you don't want it spreading uncontrollably around the bed. This intervention also often encourages the plant to produce more flowers.
Growing in containers is a specific discipline. Loosestrife 'Robin' can prosper in a pot, but only provided you simulate swampy conditions. In containers, there is a risk of faster nutrient depletion, so fertilize regularly during the season. For winter, with container plants, it is better to sink the pot into the ground or wrap it with insulation; although the plant itself is frost-resistant, the root ball in a container freezes faster than in the soil.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.
See how the seedling looks over the course of a year.









Lythrum virgatum

Lythrum salicaria

Lythrum virgatum

Lythrum virgatum

Lythrum salicaria

Lythrum salicaria

Lythrum salicaria

Lythrum virgatum

Lythrum salicaria

Alchemilla mollis

Achillea millefolium

Verbena bonariensis

Salvia nemorosa

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Gaura lindheimeri

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea pallida

Eryngium planum

Echinacea purpurea

Salvia nemorosa

Calamintha nepeta

Rudbeckia fulgida

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

Salvia nemorosa

Gaura lindheimeri

Leucanthemum vulgare

Achillea millefolium

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Salvia nemorosa