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Primulaceae
Lysimachia tenella
Lysimachia tenella
Also known as Anagallis tenella f. pygmaea, Anagallis palustris, Euparea bractealis, Anagallis tenella f. albiflora
Native Plants · Bog Pimpernel · Lysimachia · Wetland Plant · Creeping Perennial · Pond Margin · Moisture Loving · European Wildflower · Primulaceae
Lysimachia tenella, also known as Bog Pimpernel, is a delicate creeping perennial that prefers moist to wet soils in sunny to partially shaded positions. It is ideal for planting at pond margins or in boggy garden areas where its moisture needs are naturally met. Minimal pruning is required; simply remove dead growth in early spring to encourage fresh new shoots.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Brazil South, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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