Scientific Name:	Lysimachia clethroides
Pronunciation:	liss-ih-MAY-kee-uh kleth-roe-EYE-deez
Common Name:	gooseneck lysimachia
Family Name:	Primulaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Flowering cut plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves are alternate and fuzzy on top and the petiole is red at the base; florets in a drooping white raceme (curves like a goose's neck).
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Open, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images. [Belonging to the family Myrsinaceae based on a molecular phylogenetic study.]

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Dark-green Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Cuneate Margins: Ciliate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant, Sweet Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Runners (or stolons)

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Other:	can become invasive
Pest Susceptibility:	Leaf scorch, Mites, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZS) GAZebo South : q. 10+ Location Map

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