Friday, July 8, 2005

Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander' ...Yellow Loosestrife

I planted this last fall because I loved the variegated foliage -- bright green leaves edged and streaked with creamy white. It has just begun blooming and I really like the whorls of bright yellow flowers. It is supposed to bloom for about two months in the summer.

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3 comments:

  1. KasmiraFri Jul 08, 08:26:00 AM 2005

    I've got that one! It's the Alexander variety of Lysimachia punctata, right? (I think it's a hoot that this plant is commonly called Loosestrife and so is the purple Lythrum I have in my garden. Ack - common names!)

    I don't like where mine is located, right next to a variegated sedum. Too much variegation looks sickly.

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  2. Diana LaMarreFri Jul 08, 08:38:00 AM 2005

    Yes, it is, Kasmira. I just realized that I forgot to post the header with its name. Some people do confuse it with the purple "loosestrife", but I don't believe it is related.

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  3. SylvanaTue Jul 12, 12:35:00 AM 2005

    I have the plain leaf variety, but I think that I like this much better.

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