yellow loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow flowers with reddish-brown centers
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) is a perennial for pollinator gardens and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. Yellow flowers with reddish-brown centers open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Bees visit the blooms. It grows 36 to 72 inches tall and wide, so give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Meadowsweet, Rose, and Stargazer lily.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 15 more places. See all 19
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, Altay, Buryatiya, Corse, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Xinjiang, and Yakutiya.