Northwest Blooms · Groundcovers
Lysimachia congestiflora ‘Persian Chocolate’
Persian Chocolate Moneywort

- Family
- Primulaceae
- Height
- 12 to 18 inches
- Width
- 24 to 36 inches
- Flower color
- Small, cup-shaped yellow flowers
- Foliage color
- Rich chocolate-brown
- Bloom time
- Late spring to early summer
- Light
- Prefers partial to full shade
- Water
- Regular - well-drained soil
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9
- Wildlife
- None
About this plant
Lysimachia congestiflora 'Persian Chocolate' produces bright golden yellow, cup-shaped flowers from late spring through summer, creating a cheerful display that attracts bees and other pollinators. Rounded, softly textured leaves emerge in rich chocolate-bronze tones with burgundy highlights, forming a trailing carpet that retains its colorful foliage throughout the growing season. Slender stems spread gracefully, weaving between surrounding plants or cascading over edges, while the vivid flowers create a lively contrast against the dark foliage.
Native to China, the species has long been valued as a colorful groundcover, and this cultivated selection was chosen for its richly colored foliage and extended bloom. It is well suited to containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, borders, and woodland edges, where its trailing habit and warm foliage tones provide season-long texture and color.
Works well in
Woodland Gardens · Containers · Under Trees · Borders
Companion plants
Ajugas · Ferns · Astilbes · Tiarellas · Primrose · Carex
Design tip
Use this richly colored groundcover to weave dark foliage beneath shrubs and along the front of shaded borders. Contrast its warm tones with silver, chartreuse, or variegated foliage while repeating layered textures to create depth, rhythm, and lasting visual interest.
