Common Name: Yellow Loosestrife
Latin Name: Lysimachia punctata
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Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata
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Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Family: PRIMULACEAE
Genus: Lysimachia
species: punctata
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Notes:
Growth habit: Erect
Foliage: Whorled, in groups of four (occasionally three). 1 to 3 inches long, ovate-lanceolate, with entire margins. Stems and leaves are pubescent. Purple and variegated colored forms are available.
Flowers: Bright yellow, ¾ inches wide, clustered in leaf axils, in June to July.
Culture: Sun to part shade and moist soil. Spreads rapidly in moist soil; less so in dry – but the green and variegated forms will scorch if not moist enough.
Pests and problems: Whitefly, leaf scorch
Uses: Wild or natural gardens, in border it might over-run its boundaries.
Propagation: Division
Cultivars:
‘Alexander’ is an upright variety, 3 feet, variegated in cream and green with occasional pink highlights in the fall and early spring.
‘Golden Alexander’ – 2 foot tall plant with golden yellow margins on the leaves.
‘Firecracker’ is 2 feet tall with deep chocolate colored foliage. Spreads, but is not invasive.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 111
Specimen: 111
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Lysimachia punctata shows a whorled pattern of leaves
Location: Adopt A Plot, Southwest Corner
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008