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Lysimachia ciliata 'Purpurea' (syn. 'Firecracker') - FRINGED LOOSESTRIFE 'PURPUREA'
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LYS-CIL-PURP
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Tough, adaptable and spreading wildflower with deep brown-red colored foliage.
Spreads wide to form colonies in time.
Blooming Time: June/July
Size: 2' tall x 2' wide, spreads wide with underground rhizomes to form large colonies
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: sun, half shade, dappled (light) shade. Average soil with some organic matter, neutral or slightly acidic pH, tolerates clay.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-moist, medium-wet, temporary moist or flooded soils
Origin: the species is native to most of the states, except Louisiana and southwest states
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: flowers attract some bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: In optimal conditions can become aggressive, so isn't suitable for small gardens. Best for naturalizing in wild gardens, close to water bodies, excellent for eroded banks and slopes, pond and stream margins and colonizing. Good companions can be taller plants that are good competitors like Asclepias incarnata, Boltonia asteroides, Chelone, Eupatorium, Filipendula rubra, Hibiscus mocheutos and hybrids, moisture loving Irises (I. sibirica, I. x louisiana, I. x pseudata, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Physostegia virginiana or Veronicastrum virginicum.
Picture copyright: US Perennials nursery
Pot size : square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
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Lysimachia ciliata 'Purpurea' (syn. 'Firecracker') - FRINGED LOOSESTRIFE 'PURPUREA'
$8.99
Tough, adaptable and spreading wildflower with deep brown-red colored foliage.
Spreads wide to form colonies in time.
Blooming Time: June/July
Size: 2' tall x 2' wide, spreads wide with underground rhizomes to form large colonies
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: sun, half shade, dappled (light) shade. Average soil with some organic matter, neutral or slightly acidic pH, tolerates clay.
Moisture Needs: average - medium, medium-moist, medium-wet, temporary moist or flooded soils
Origin: the species is native to most of the states, except Louisiana and southwest states
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: flowers attract some bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: In optimal conditions can become aggressive, so isn't suitable for small gardens. Best for naturalizing in wild gardens, close to water bodies, excellent for eroded banks and slopes, pond and stream margins and colonizing. Good companions can be taller plants that are good competitors like Asclepias incarnata, Boltonia asteroides, Chelone, Eupatorium, Filipendula rubra, Hibiscus mocheutos and hybrids, moisture loving Irises (I. sibirica, I. x louisiana, I. x pseudata, I. versicolor, I. virginica), Physostegia virginiana or Veronicastrum virginicum.
Picture copyright: US Perennials nursery
Pot size : square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
