About
A colourful annual, reaching 20-60cm, with a bushy habit. It produces abundant flowers in red. 'Red Beauty' is valued in garden settings.
About the genus
Lythrum can be annuals or herbaceous perennials, with simple leaves in opposite pairs and small star-shaped flowers in leafy racemes
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers
Care notes
CultivationFertile moist soil, sun
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationSow spring
Pest resistanceAphids, slugs
Disease resistanceGrey mould