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Re: [SG] Lysimachia purpurea

In a message dated 5/11/98 11:12:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, CCREDUX@AOL.COM
writes:

<< When I first wrote, I referred to the plant as L.ciliata 'Purpurea' >>

Lysimachia ciliata 'Purpurea' is described in an article in Fine Gardening
about two years back.  The plant is grown for the foliage color.  If the color
becomes more green than red-maroon you can cut back the foliage for a new
flush of foliage with color.

The article is by Elizabeth Sheldon, an author of books on perennials, and a
to be trusted perennial writer.  Most lysimachias are plants of moist soil.
If grown on the dry side in soil  the same as one might use for artemisia the
plants are not so aggressive.

All plants labelled invasive are usually useful in some area of the cultivated
garden.  Often they answer a need for attractive plants in dry or poor soil.
I plan to put my lysimachia right in the border where I can use some color.  I
don't mind pulling a few stray shoots, most of the running around is done in
the early spring and stops with summer heat.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
zone 4
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