Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus in Family Lythraceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Most pond and aquatic plants are placed into planting baskets and then placed at a suitable level in the pond since not all plants like deep water like the water lily. Decodon verticillatus the Swamp Loosestrife is such a plant.

The aquatic plant Decodon verticillatus whose common name is Swamp Loosestrife which belongs to the family Lythraceae is a native plant of the USA.

Swamp Loosestrife is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Swamp Loosestrife are narrow.

Decodon verticillatus or Swamp Loosestrife does not produce any meaningful flowers.

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Decodon verticillatus whose common name is Swamp Loosestrife blooms in summer

Decodon verticillatus belongs to the plant family Lythraceae. Like most aquatic plants Swamp Loosestrife needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.

Swamp Loosestrife can reach a height of 7 feet.