Lysimachia punctata, commonly called loosestrife It is a rhizomatous perennial that grows to 3’ - 4’ tall on stiff upright stems clad with pubescent, ovate to lance-shaped, medium green leaves (to 3” long)in whorls of 3 or 4 (occasionally opposite). Cup-shaped, five-petalled, bright yellow flowers (to 1” across) in axillary whorls. bloom from May to September. Common names for this plant include yellow loosestrife, garden loosestrife or whorled loosestrife. Notwithstanding the common names, Lysimachia is a member of the primrose family and not the loosestrife family (Lythrum). Lysimachia is not as aggressive a spreader as the infamous purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria. It grows by the cedar hedge and the pond.

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