Melinda Myers

Yellow Loosestrife

Botanical Name

Lysimachia punctata

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

8

Height

18 to 30 inches

Width

12 inches

Flowers

Late spring to early summer: yellow

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, fertile

Planting & Care

• Yellow loosestrife can become aggressive when grown in optimum conditions
• Plants spread by rhizomes to form colonies and readily self-seeds
• Control spread by growing in partial shade in drier soils and deadhead after flowering to prevent self-seeding
• Divide in spring or fall will also control spread
• Plants may require staking or other support

Problems

Occassional whiteflies, rust, leaf spot

Varieties

• Alexander - foliage has cream colored margins
• Golden Alexander - green and gold variegated foliage