Tufted Loosestrife has spheres of yellow flowers that grow out of the middle leaf axils. The plant is approximately 2 feet tall.
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Many tufted loosestrife plants growing in a ditch with water in it.
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Tufted Loosestrife has spheres of yellow flowers that grow out of the middle leaf axils. The plant is approximately 2 feet tall.
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Many tufted loosestrife plants growing in a ditch with water in it.
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Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

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Tufted Loosestrife is found throughout Michigan in wet places like swamps, edges of lakes, bogs and fens. It can grow in standing water.

Clumps (spheres) of flowers grow out of the leaf axils. They are yellow, or yellow-orange. Swamp Candles and Tufted Loosestrife are the showiest loosestrife species, in my opinion.

Like the other Lysimachia, Tufted Loosestrife produces floral oil that is collected by certain bees for their young. This plant is also the host for the Loosestrife Borer Moth.

If you don’t have a spot that stays consistently wet in your yard, you can grow this species in a pot.

Companion Plants: Swamp Candles, Rushes, Joe Pyeweed, Groundnut, Cardinal Flower

Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Michigan Flora reference page for statewide distribution: Tufted Loosestrife

Height: 1-2 feet

Bloom Time: May-July

Soil: muck, loam

Sun: part sun to full sun

Plant spacing: 16”

Flower: yelllow

Life cycle: perennial

Family: Myrsinaceae

Seed Source: Michigan

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Tufted Loosestrife is found throughout Michigan in wet places like swamps, edges of lakes, bogs and fens. It can grow in standing water.

Clumps (spheres) of flowers grow out of the leaf axils. They are yellow, or yellow-orange. Swamp Candles and Tufted Loosestrife are the showiest loosestrife species, in my opinion.

Like the other Lysimachia, Tufted Loosestrife produces floral oil that is collected by certain bees for their young. This plant is also the host for the Loosestrife Borer Moth.

If you don’t have a spot that stays consistently wet in your yard, you can grow this species in a pot.

Companion Plants: Swamp Candles, Rushes, Joe Pyeweed, Groundnut, Cardinal Flower

Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Michigan Flora reference page for statewide distribution: Tufted Loosestrife

Height: 1-2 feet

Bloom Time: May-July

Soil: muck, loam

Sun: part sun to full sun

Plant spacing: 16”

Flower: yelllow

Life cycle: perennial

Family: Myrsinaceae

Seed Source: Michigan