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Lysimachia punctata
Also called Large yellow loosestrife, Spotted Loosestrife, Large Loosestrife, Spotted Garden Loosestrife, Spotted Yellow Loosestrife
Dotted loosestrife is a hardy, rhizomatous perennial with whorls of bright yellow flowers, grown in gardens and naturalized in damp places. It thrives in moist soil and can spread vigorously, so it is best given space or contained.
Lysimachia punctata, the dotted loosestrife, large yellow loosestrife, circle flower, or spotted loosestrife, is a flowering plant species in the family Primulaceae.
It is native to SE Europe east to the Caucasus, introduced as a garden plant and widely naturalized as a garden escape on rough ground, roadsides and damp places.
Lysimachia monelli · Pimpernel · Scarlet pimpernel · Manchurian yellow loosestrife · Fringed loosestrife · Gooseneck yellow loosestrife · Dense Flowered Loosestrife · Lysimachia ephemerum · Sea-milkwort · Creeping jenny · Yellow Loosestrife
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lysimachia punctata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
