Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
Native loosestrife (NOT the invasive purple) — downturned yellow star flowers from upper leaf axils. Fringed leaf-stalk hairs give the species name. Specialist host for oil-collecting Macropis bees.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY