Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosetrife
Loosestrife is a fast growing, evergreen spreading plant. The flowers are bright yellow and cup-shaped with a darker center but they can produce different coloured flowers. If planted in wet conditions it will spread. A semi-evergreen perennial spreading vegetatively by very long thin rhizomes to form large colonies in permanently wet places
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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
Yellow Loosetrife
Latin name
Lysimachia vulgaris
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 vulgaris
Loosestrife is a fast growing, evergreen spreading plant. The flowers are bright yellow and cup-shaped with a darker center but they can produce different coloured flowers. If planted in wet conditions it will spread. A semi-evergreen perennial spreading vegetatively by very long thin rhizomes to form large colonies in permanently wet places
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.