Lysimachia lanceolata 'Burgundy Mist'
Lance-leaved Loosestrife
DESCRIPTION
Lance-leaved Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata 'Burgundy Mist'
Easy to grow and showy, this short, spreading groundcover asks for very little but offers great reward in the garden in the form of a summer-long show of bright yellow flowers above wine-colored, lance-like foliage. Perfect for massing, outstanding in container gardens and pollinators love it.
BENEFITS
- Showy groundcover that blooms all summer
- Brilliant wine red foliage enhances bloom color
- Perfect for massing in a garden front
- Very showy in a mixed perennial deck container
- A garden standby for native pollinators
NATIVE INFO
Native Range
Map Credit: The Biota of North America
Map Key: Green (native), Teal (native, adventive), Blue (present), Yellow (present & rare), Red (extinct)
INTERESTING FACTS
Lysimachia lanceolata lance-leaved loosestrife, is a native plant endemic to North America east of the Mississippi. The purple-leaved form of this plant was an isolated population found by Mike Berkley & Terri Barnes of GroWild Inc. nursery in Tennessee.
It is bee-pollinated and mostly attractive to short-tongue bees for its floral oil.
GROWING TIPS
This evergreen groundcover likes a partially sunny to full sun location.