The perils of lysimachia





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
04/02/99 12:28 PM

 Hello to all!

I thought I'd pass on a little cautionary advice to everyone.  Last year I
bought lysimachia ciliata 'FIRECRACKER' (a deep reddish purple-leaved plant
with nodding yellow flowers) for it's lovely foliage.  It grew moderately
well last summer, although I thought it suffered a bit because of our
extended drought.  Was I ever wrong!!

While tidying up the garden last weekend, I've noticed that the one plant
has prolificated under the mulch into twelve.  And they're spread all over
the place.  Right in the middle of my phlox, monarda, and (shock!)
daylilies -- what a battle to be wrought this summer!  I purposely put this
plant in dry clay to keep it in check since it likes moisture...but I see
that this did not work very well.  I did not fertilize it nor did I water
it.  If it did this under those conditions, what would it do in a good
garden??

So, a note of caution for those wanting it.  Either put it in a place where
it can wreck havoc or contain it.  It's a very pretty plant, but it has the
tentacles of a rabid octopus.

Val in KY
zone 6a


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