Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate'
Moneywort 'Persian Chocolate'
'Persian Chocolate' is a low-growing plant with small purple leaves and abundant yellow, bell-shaped flowers, ideal as groundcover. It is useful on slopes as well as in containers.
Contributed by @franshinegee
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Moneywort 'Persian Chocolate'
Latin name
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate'
type
Evergreens
family
Primulaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate'
'Persian Chocolate' is a low-growing plant with small purple leaves and abundant yellow, bell-shaped flowers, ideal as groundcover. It is useful on slopes as well as in containers.
Planting Outdoors spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out in spring in a water retentive soil that is free draining. Lysimachia are ideally suited to pond margins where the soil will retain moisture during dry spells. Plant in full sun although they will still thrive if planted in dappled shade. If planting the low growing varieties for ground cover, plant at 50cm apart.
Planting Outdoors autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant out in autmn in a water retentive soil that is free draining. Lysimachia are ideally suited to pond margins where the soil will retain moisture during dry spells. Plant in full sun although they will still thrive if planted in dappled shade. If planting the low growing varieties for ground cover, plant at 50cm apart.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
The flowers are cup shaped and, depending on the variety, are often a bright yellow with a darker centre but they do flower in different colours, mainly white and pink. Flowers appear from late spring onwards.