
Gooseneck Loosestrife
- Botanical Name
- Lysimachia clethroides
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 2 to 3 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: white, 3-6
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, organic
- Planting & Care
- Propagate loosestrife by seed or division
- Division may be needed annually to control the spread of its rhizomes, especially when grown in rich soils in full sun
- Plants will also readily self seed, deadhead to control reseeding
- Plants may require staking
- Avoid growing near waterways where Lysimachia can escape into the wild
- Problems
- Aggressive spreader
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