Lance-leaved Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata
Cheerful yellow star flowers all summer on a well-behaved native loosestrife. Fills moist, partly shaded spots without taking over.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
A native yellow-flowered loosestrife for rain gardens and moist sites that delivers the look of the non-native species without the invasive behavior.
Lance-leaved Loosestrife is a native alternative to the aggressive non-native loosestrifes. It looks similar with its cheerful yellow star-shaped flowers in summer, but it's a well-behaved plant that fills a niche in moist, partly shaded garden spots without taking over. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves give the plant a fine texture that contrasts well with bold-leaved companions like cardinal flower or swamp mallow. It's particularly effective planted along the edge of a rain garden or at the base of a slope where moisture collects. The flowers attract native bees and bee flies reliably through summer. It spreads slowly by rhizomes to form a colony over time, a natural-looking drift that reads as intentional rather than wild. Notably underused in gardens given how reliably it performs in difficult moist spots.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown lance-leaved loosestrife propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
Plant lance-leaved loosestrife instead of Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). invasive in wetlands. Same job in the garden, without the spread.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Moist
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft · 12–18 in wide
- Bloom time
- June–August
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Native range
- Eastern North America. moist woods, stream banks, and meadow edges from New England to Nebraska south to Florida and Texas
Care notes for lance-leaved loosestrife.
Plant in partial shade to full sun in consistently moist to wet soil. Lance-leaved Loosestrife thrives at water's edge and in rain gardens but tolerates average moisture in part shade. Divide every three years to control spread and share with neighbors. Low maintenance once established. Cut back in early spring before new growth appears.
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