Loosestrife

This is a large genus of perennial herbs consisting of a few species worthy of landscape use and several weedy species. The leaves are without marginal teeth and the flowers may be borne in whorls or terminally. The plants frequent moist, open locations.

Lysimachia cillata
(Steironema cifiaturn)		 Fringed Loosestrife
L. clethroides Gooseneck Loosestrife,
Japanese Loosestrife
L. nummularia Moneywort
L. punctata Yellow Loosestrife
L. quadrifolia Fourleaf Loosestrife
L. terrestris Swamp Loosestrife

Species Hgt (in) Flower Color Growth Habit
L. clethroides 24-36 white Upright
L. nummularia 4-8 Yellow Creeping
L. punctata 12-24 Yellow Upright

* Guides and Keys are from the book "Herbaceous Perennial Plants A Treatise on their Identification, Culture and Garden Attributes" by Dr Allan M. Armitage of the University of Georgia. Varsity Press, Athens, Georgia. 1989 ISBN 0-942375-00. More on Dr Armitage and his other books.

 
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