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Diohio's Garden

Loosestrife, Gooseneck

Genus: Lysimachia.

Species: Lysimachia clethroides.

I'm not sure where I origionally got my first clump from but my boss gave me another clump in 2002 or thereabouts. VERY INVASIVE. I pull it out of the front bed and move it to the back yard where I hope it takes over half of the yard so I don't have to mow ! The hummers adore it and so do the butterflies. It is NOT native.

Photos of this plant

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  • Hummer_gooseneck_lstf_down_7_02_08_exc_sm
  • Clearwing_hummingbird_gooseneck_l_7_02_08_exc_crop_sm
  • Zebra_st_gooseneck_l_7_02_08_top_exc_med