Re: Fringed Yellow Loosestrife "Firecracker'

Thanks Don and Theresa,
I feel much better.  I just love the colors in the foliage, and as a beginning 
perennial gardener, I WANTED something that would exceed my expectations rather 
than stay puny, like most of my stuff did last year (the first year.)  
I am pleased to say though that most everything that I planted last year did 
come back.  My problem now is, I don't know what some of them are.  I have 
learned from last years mistake, and now keep a very detailed journal and maps 
of all the beds, so I have a chance of knowing what's what, and how I should 
treat it.  
This is the first year in my adult life that I have not been employed full-
time.  How I used to moan about 8 hours a day, and now I work in my gardens and 
yard from sun-up til sun-down, yet somehow it doesn't feel like work.  I'm 
addicted, I know.  But I'm enjoying it so much.  Just wish the kitchen were in 
the back yard.  How I hate going in there, but can't seem to talk the family 
out of this "gotta eat every single day" routine.
Thanks for all the great input.
Kelly Stephens
jim_kelly@mchsi.com
> Below is a link to a photo of Lysimachia 'Firecracker' growing in a 
> semi-shaded portion of my rear yard in Milwaukee.  What you see is 
> the result of 3 years spreading, with a few of the plants removed for 
> sharing.
> 
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/firecracker.jpg     (74K)
> 
> I really like the purple foliage in the early spring, although it 
> seems to fade as the year wears on  Extra plants are easily removed. 
> Now, of course, it might be less restrained in a sunnier and or 
> warmer climate, but still, it's easily removed if you find it gets a 
> bit too happy.
> 
> My "boo-boo" was several years ago when I planted a Calystegia 
> hederacea 'Flore Pleno' in a 6x10ft enclosed bed in the front of my 
> house.   Even though it is sterile, as claimed, its spread via 
> runners is faster than the 3rd Infantry going into Baghdad.
> 
> Fortunately, the area is enclosed, but I am still pulling out sprouts 
> after 3 years.
> 
> -- 
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> l*@wi.rr.com
> 

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