Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in evening sunlight, Elmley Nature Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cornish coastal scenery at Porthmeor Cove near Zennor, UK, with Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) flowering in the foreground.

Loosestrife and yellow daisy flowers, Tramore area, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Loosestrife flowers, Tramore area, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Blue tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) perched on purple loosestrife (rr)

flower, Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, Bavaria, Germany

Flowering meadow with Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), near village of Iffeldorf, Alpine foothills, or Prealps, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), flowering, Germany, Europe