Scientific Name:
Lysimachia monelli
Pronunciation:
ly-si-MAK-ee-uh mon-NEL-ee-eye
Common Name:
blue pimpernel
Family Name:
Primulaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems square and ribbed; leaves sessile, opposite (may appear whorled at stem tips), sessile and clasping stem, lanceolate, most 2-3cm long x 7-12mm wide, mid-green; flowers 3-4cm wide, usually bright blue with reddish throat and short yellow anthers, petioles 3-5cm long, arising from leaf axil, commonly 4 per node, 5 petals, each ~1.5cm wide.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Mediterranean region)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange, Blue, Violet, Purple
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
