Lythrum virgatum

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|image2_caption='Rose Queen' cultivar

|genus=Lythrum

|species=virgatum

|authority=L.

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Hexostemon virgatus {{small|(L.) Raf.}}
Lythrum acuminatum {{small|Willd.}}
Lythrum austriacum {{small|Jacq.}}
Lythrum divaricatum {{small|Schur}}
Lythrum elegans {{small|Schur}}
Lythrum lusitanicum {{small|Mill.}}
Lythrum roseum-superbum {{small|Abbey}}
Pythagorea virgata {{small|(L.) Raf.}}
Salicaria virgata {{small|(L.) Moench}}

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Lythrum virgatum, the wand loosestrife, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae, native to wet areas of the Eurasian steppes, and introduced to France, Germany, and the United States.{{cite POWO |id=553831-1 |title=Lythrum virgatum L. |access-date=13 April 2023 }} The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are available from commercial suppliers.{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum wand loosestrife |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/10652/lythrum-virgatum/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=3 suppliers }} It is considered an invasive species in some jurisdictions.{{cite web |url=https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=5982 |title=European wand loosestrife Lythrum virgatum L. |author= |date=October 2018 |website=invasiveplantatlas.org |publisher=Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States |access-date=13 April 2023 }}

Cultivars

'Dropmore Purple'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/47331/lythrum-virgatum-dropmore-purple/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=RHS Plants for pollinators ... Synonyms; Lythrum salicaria 'Dropmore Purple' ... 36 suppliers }}
'Happiness'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Happiness' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/512213/lythrum-virgatum-happiness/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=2 suppliers }}
'Hélène'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Hélène' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/317242/lythrum-virgatum-h-l-ne/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=2 suppliers }}
'Joy'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Joy' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/505489/lythrum-virgatum-joy/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=3 suppliers }}

pale-flowered{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum pale-flowered |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/352117/lythrum-virgatum-pale-flowered/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=3 suppliers }}
'Rose Queen'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Rose Queen' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/48614/lythrum-virgatum-rose-queen/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=4 suppliers }}
'Rosy Gem'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/51160/lythrum-virgatum-rosy-gem/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=RHS Plants for pollinators ... Synonyms; Lythrum salicaria 'RoseyGem' ... 11 suppliers }}
'The Bride'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'The Bride' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/137941/lythrum-virgatum-the-bride/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote= }}
'The Rocket'{{cite web |title=Lythrum virgatum 'The Rocket' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/84209/lythrum-virgatum-the-rocket/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=13 April 2023 |quote=11 suppliers }}