Perennials > Lysimachia > Lysimachia congestiflora > Lysimachia congestiflora 'Walkabout Sunset'
Lysimachia congestiflora
'Walkabout Sunset'
Walkabout Sunset Loosestrife, Walkabout Sunset Creeping Jenny
| Family |
| Primulaceae |
| Genus |
| Lysimachia |
| Species |
| congestiflora |
| Cultivar |
| 'Walkabout Sunset' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Registered Name |
| Walkabout Sunset® |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -17 - (-4) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 35 |
| Height |
| 5 - 25 cm |
| Spread |
| 25 - 40 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium-growing shrub with bright and appealing yellow flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Plant in hanging baskets, window boxes or as a potted specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant under partial-to-full sun in well-drained moderate-to-moist soil with a pH of 6 - 6.5. |
| Shape |
| Trailing. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids and mites. May be susceptible to botrytis in poorly-lit, low-air conditions. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fuzzy, robust fleshy stems. New growth is less fuzzy. |
| Leaf Description |
| Variegated ovate leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Attractive, 5-petaled cupped blooms about 2 cm in diameter that grow in terminal racemes of 3 - 8. |
| Colour Description |
| Showy buttercup-yellow blooms. Sage green foliage that turns yellow-green in the summer. Brownish-green stems. New stem growth is pale green. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
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