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Lysimachia punctata
Loosestrife
Origin: Central Europe and Asia Minor.
| Family |
| Primulaceae |
| Genus |
| Lysimachia |
| Species |
| punctata |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 20 |
| Height |
| 0.6 - 0.9 m |
| Spread |
| 0.3 - 0.45 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Best in areas separated from other valued perennials where it can be allowed to naturalize into large colonies. Also may be grown in cottage gardens, wild gardens, remote parts of borders, pool peripheries or along streams. |
| Cultivation |
| Easily grown in moist, humusy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to rust and leaf spots, should be closely monitored to prevent spread. |
| Flower Description |
| Cup-shaped, five-petalled bright yellow flowers. |
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