Scientific Name Lysimachia punctata Common Name Yellow loosestrife

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Characteristics Season summer Height 18-30 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8 Flower Color yellow Soil moist soils Exposure full sun Propagation cuttings, seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Yellow loosestrife may become weedy, and is seen growing along ditches in northern areas. The leaves are whorled and attractive on the upright plants, and the yellow flowers in the axils of the leaves are bright and striking. Origin Europe, Western Asia

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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