The Flower Language and Legend of Lythrum Sativum

Lythrum salicina flowering period

Lythrum salicaria is also called water willow and water willow. From the name you can tell that its growth environment must be inseparable from water. Indeed, Lythrum salicaria often grows on the banks of rivers and lakes. Summer and autumn are the long flowering periods of loosestrife. From July to September, you can see clusters of loosestrife full of purple flowers.

The legend of Lythrum salicina

According to legend, Lythrum salicaria is the guardian flower of Saint Bentioron, one of the 14 saviors of the West. In Ireland, it is affectionately nicknamed "The Lost Child of the Lake".

In Christianity, people and dates are often matched with plants, and a flower calendar is formed, with each day of the year having a unique guardian flower. Lythrum salicina is the provincial flower of Banteay Srei, and is the date flower of July 27th in the Gregorian calendar.

It is said that children born on July 27, although they look well-behaved and low-key, are actually very strong-willed inside. They insist on doing everything independently and have their own opinions.

Lythrum salicina flower language

The flower language of loosestrife is loneliness.

Although the Lythrum salicaria looks purple from a distance when it blooms, it is not a group of plants, but each plant grows independently. The small purple flowers also bloomed straight up along the stem in an orderly manner. Therefore, Lythrum salicaria often symbolizes loneliness.

However, Lythrum salicaria is also called "the lost child by the lake", which shows people's love for it. Therefore, Lythrum salicaria is given the meaning of love and childlike fun.