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Plants for a Plant Zoo: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen December 20, 2022 0 Comments

As the gooseneck-shaped spikes of tiny white flowers emerge in late spring and fill the garden bed, the playful, rambuctious, whimsical behavior of the plant bursts forth. Like a naughty…

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Plant Profile: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen July 7, 2010 4 Comments

Native to moist soils of China and Japan, this clump-forming herbaceous perennial is a member of the primrose family, Primulaceae, that also includes cyclamen. It grows up to 3′ tall…

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Five Favorite Thugs in the Garden

Karen August 26, 2009 2 Comments

Some plants are just like rambunctious children. They don’t mean to upset the order of things but their energy and vitality allow them to bully those that are more restrained…

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