1 / 5Key characteristics
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Height
- 3-4 feet tall
- Width
- 3-4 feet wide
- Flower color
- Bright yellow, star-shaped flowers
- Foliage color
- Green, lance-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Early to mid-summer
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low; remove spent flowers to control spread if desired
- Growing zone
- USDA Zones 4-8
- Wildlife
- Attracts bees and other pollinators
Perennials
Lysimachia punctata
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata, commonly known as yellow loosestrife, brightens the summer garden with clusters of golden-yellow, star-shaped flowers that bloom profusely from early to midsummer. The blooms grow in whorled tiers along upright stems, creating a vibrant column of color that contrasts beautifully with the plant's lance-shaped, dark green foliage. The cheerful yellow flowers add warmth to borders and make a great addition to wildflower or cottage-style gardens.
Works well in
- Borders
- Cottage Gardens
- Pollinator Gardens
- Cut Flower Gardens
Companion plants
Hellebores · Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes · Foxgloves
Design tip
Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen in the perennial border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
More perennials
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Zagreb Threadleaf Tickseed
Blooms bright golden-yellow
Full sun
Agave americana 'Variegata'
Variegated Century Plant
Blooms yellow to greenish-yellow on tall flowering stalk
Full sun
Lomandra confertifolia subsp. rubiginosa 'Lomlon'
Leading Lime Tough Mat Rush
Blooms inconspicuous yellow
Full sun to shade
Phlomis russeliana
Turkish Sage
Blooms pale yellow tubular flowers in whorls, arranged in dense, ball-like clusters
Full sun to partial shade