by Anura Guruge
on August 21, 2023
Maine has ‘Lupines‘, we, especially this year, have this purple ‘Loosestrife‘. We have Lupines too, but right now we are awash, especially around where I live, in this Loosestrife.
From what I gather they are both invasive.
I have seen Loosestrife for as long as I can remember. BUT, I have never seen it in the profusion I am seeing it this year — especially around ‘Locke Lake‘. The southend of the lake, as you can see from the above pictures, is a carpet of purple. VERY PRETTY. I like it, but, I also realize that this is ‘not right‘.
I have started to monitor the growth/spread.
