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Lovely yellow but what is it ?

JAYJARDINJAYJARDIN Posts: 256
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Lovely spires of yellow but what are they ? Hopefully someone can advise !

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Lysimachia punctata   aka yellow loosestrife.
  • Rob LockwoodRob Lockwood Posts: 380
    edited July 2023
    Very good value plant, but will spread spread spread!
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    some might consider it a , very pretty , invasive weed.
    Devon.
  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    I have Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander', a variegated form, and it is not invasive in my clay soil.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Yellow loosetrife. We have had it an area in our garden for decades and it stays there.
    Great yellow flowers this time of the year. To us it doesn't spread.
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    Mine started in the corner then drifted away so I gradually dug up the 'originals' so I now have a shrub in the corner and the loosestrife have colonised round a small tree where I wouldn't have tried planting them for fear of damaging the tree roots.
    Southampton 
  • JAYJARDINJAYJARDIN Posts: 256
    I think we are unlucky here in that it has spread a lot but we will keep some as it's very pretty and then keep it in check. Thanks everyone for your help.
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