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Lythraceae
Spatulaleaf loosestrife
Lythrum portula
Also known as Spatula loosestrife, Lysimachia ephemerum, Lysimachie spatulee, Peplis portula var. alternifolia
Native Plants · Wetland · Bog Plant · Moisture-Loving · Loosestrife · Lythraceae · Pond Margin · Ground Cover · European Native · Perennial
Spatulaleaf loosestrife thrives in moist to wet conditions, making it ideal for bog gardens, pond margins, or consistently damp soil. Plant in full sun to partial shade and never allow the soil to fully dry out. It is a low-growing plant well suited to waterside planting schemes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate drying out · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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