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Dotted loosestrife in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lysimachia punctata

 

Dotted loosestrife

Dotted loosestrife is an evergreen spreading and quite rapidly growing plant. The bright yellow flowers are cup shaped and are loved by pollinators. Can become invasive so care should be taken when planting.

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plant Features
  • Dotted loosestrife likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Dotted loosestrife likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Dotted loosestrife is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Dotted loosestrife likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Dotted loosestrife

Latin name

Lysimachia punctata

type

Evergreens

family

Primulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Dotted loosestrife likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Dotted loosestrife is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Dotted loosestrife likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Dotted loosestrife likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Dotted loosestrife is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Lysimachia punctata

Dotted loosestrife is an evergreen spreading and quite rapidly growing plant. The bright yellow flowers are cup shaped and are loved by pollinators. Can become invasive so care should be taken when planting.


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.

 
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