Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais' - PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 'BEAUJOLAIS'
Short-lived perennial with narrow spikes of deep red wine flowers, and ornamental waxy silver-green leaves.
Very long flowering season from May till September.
Excellent cut flower, pollinator friendly.
Likes moisture. In good conditions will self seed. Collect or sprinkle some seeds to secure the future plants.
Blooming Time: May to September
Size: 12-18" tall x 8-12" wide clumps, doesn't spread
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: sun, half shade. Average soil with some organic matter, adaptable to pH. Likes moist, but not soggy soils.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-moist
Origin: the species is native Southeast Europe (Balkan) and western Asia
Black Walnut Tolerant: no
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: bees, butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Best for informal gardens, sunny beds that don't dry out fast, or are somewhat moisture retentive soil, rain gardens, close to water bodies or water gardens. This smaller and narrow plant can be tucked among other plants, looks very good with grasses. Good companions can be taller plants that are good competitors like Asclepias incarnata, plants from the carrot family (Apiaceae), shorter Chelone, shorter Echinacea, Hibiscus moscheutos and hybrids, moisture loving Irises (I. sibirica, I. x louisiana, I. x pseudata, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Phlox carolina and hybrids, Phlox paniculata and hybrids, non-spreading Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' and 'Pink Manners', Primulas, shorter cultivars of Rudbeckia, medium or shorter grasses like Sprorobolus, Panicum or Carex.
Picture copyright: KENPEI, Wikimedia Commons
Pot size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais' - PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 'BEAUJOLAIS'
Short-lived perennial with narrow spikes of deep red wine flowers, and ornamental waxy silver-green leaves.
Very long flowering season from May till September.
Excellent cut flower, pollinator friendly.
Likes moisture. In good conditions will self seed. Collect or sprinkle some seeds to secure the future plants.
Blooming Time: May to September
Size: 12-18" tall x 8-12" wide clumps, doesn't spread
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: sun, half shade. Average soil with some organic matter, adaptable to pH. Likes moist, but not soggy soils.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-moist
Origin: the species is native Southeast Europe (Balkan) and western Asia
Black Walnut Tolerant: no
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: bees, butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Best for informal gardens, sunny beds that don't dry out fast, or are somewhat moisture retentive soil, rain gardens, close to water bodies or water gardens. This smaller and narrow plant can be tucked among other plants, looks very good with grasses. Good companions can be taller plants that are good competitors like Asclepias incarnata, plants from the carrot family (Apiaceae), shorter Chelone, shorter Echinacea, Hibiscus moscheutos and hybrids, moisture loving Irises (I. sibirica, I. x louisiana, I. x pseudata, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Phlox carolina and hybrids, Phlox paniculata and hybrids, non-spreading Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' and 'Pink Manners', Primulas, shorter cultivars of Rudbeckia, medium or shorter grasses like Sprorobolus, Panicum or Carex.
Picture copyright: KENPEI, Wikimedia Commons
Pot size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot