As said, Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife).

Life, death, taxes...and gardeners wanting to grow purple loosestrife. ;-)

is this the invasive one???

ken

yes, this is the invasive one.

ALL Lythrium salicaria, even named forms, are considered invasive. The perennial equivalent to callery pears :-))

Thank you Kristin for your advise. I plant only non-invasive species in my garden so I am going to plant the new butterfly Molly (dwarf the non-invasive one) instead - it has similar look and flowers and it is the most compact out of all the butterfly bushes and supposedly non-invasive. Here are some photos from my garden. Love to mingle with nature and study all the deer resistant non-invasive species and help others with my gardening experience. Happy gardening season!. :-) Eva

My mother grew one she said was not invasive. It never seeded anywhere that we could find. It was called "Morden's Pink". I liked it and have wondered whether it was true that it was non invasive. It WAS more pink, without the purple overtones of the usual one.

Eva, what is the pink daylily behind the loosestrife? It is very pretty! Your gardens are lovely.

Dee

I grew Morden's Pink years ago because I was told it didn't seed. It behaved for about 4 yrs and then went nuts. Seedlings everywhere and every bit as invasive as it's wild relative.