Lysimachia punctata , вербейник точечный , большой желтый вербейник , круглый цветок ,  или пятнистый вербейник , является видом цветковых растений семейства Primulaceae

Lysimachia punctata, the dotted loosestrife,large yellow loosestrife,circle flower, or spotted loosestrife, is a flowering plant species in the family Primulaceae.

Plant of the Day

Saturday 24 September 2022

A vigorous herbaceous perennial Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker' (purple loosestrife) will spread to form a large colony especially in a moist soil in full sun or partial shade.

Jill Raggett

#1935 - Anagallis arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel

AKA Lysimachia arvensis, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock.

Some of the common names derive from the fact the flowers only open in sunlight, although you’d think Shepherds etc would notice the way the sun was shining without having to check the plant first. Also despite the name, it frequently comes in bright blue, and sometimes pink. 

Native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, but now an invasive weed worldwide. This one was photographed in Waipukurau, NZ, by @purrdence, but we get the blue version in our own backyard here in Perth.

Used for a wide variety for medicinal purposes over the years, despite the lack of clinical evidence that it worked for any of them. Certainly, it can vary from ‘mostly harmless’ to ‘deadly poisonous’. 

The Scarlet Pimpernel is the alias of Sir Percy Blakeney in the novel of the same name by Baroness Emma Orczy, and the fictional flower Elanor is said to be a little enlarged version of pimpernel, according to one of J. R. R. Tolkien's letters.

Tufted Loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora Primulaceae

Photograph taken on June 18, 2023, at Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada.

Friday, June 17, 2022

Just ordered more plants cause why the hell not?!

Modern Deck in New York An illustration of a medium-sized, open-air rooftop deck in a minimalist style

A visit to western #BFE otherwise known as Mom’s house in #beaverdamva #butterfly #gooseneckloosestrife #lysimachia #lysimachiaclethroides (at Beaverdam, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce8rzpduJy_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Plant of the Day

Thursday 8 September 2022

A garden plant that has become widely naturalised in the U.K. is Lysimachia punctata (dotted loosestrife, garden loosestrife). Here this strong-growing herbaceous perennial is growing in a ditch where it has the damp conditions in which it thrives.

Jill Raggett

Fringed loosestrife, Lysimachia ciliata.

Scarlet Pimpernel

A small vibrant red flower of scarlet pimpernel, soaking up the midday sunlight.

Lysimachia nemorum, yellow pimpernels, didn’t historically have many ethnobotanical uses. They’re a very pretty flash of color in the Scottish Highlands, though! Pimpernels are in the primrose family, Primulaceae, and their genus, Lysimachia, has undergone a lot of reclassification lately. They’re closely related to the scarlet pimpernel, Lysimachia arvensis (recently moved from Anagallis), which is a common garden flower, and of course, was as the non de guerre of the hero of Baroness Orczy novels. Unlike the scarlet pimpernel, though, they tend to grow in shaded, damp areas. Interestingly, they’re also closely related to starflowers, including western starflower, Lysimachia latifolia (moved from Trientalis), which is common on the west coast of North America and has a small, edible tuber.

I’ve seen the scarlet pimpernel cited as the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elanor, a plant he described as growing in Middle Earth in Lórien. I personally think the yellow pimpernel is a more likely option, though, because it’s more likely to grow in ancient woodland areas with old growth and, after all, Tolkien indicated that it was yellow (its name meaning “sun-star” in Sindarin). 

Papilio machaon feeding on Lysimachia clethroides    オカトラノオにキアゲハ

A gorgeous late spring afternoon means only one thing to me: a long, leisurely bike ride on the Mon River Trail. Eastern goat’s beard (Aruncus dioicus), with its gaudy, plume-like flowers, is now at peak bloom on the moist, rich slopes bordering the trail. This rhizomatous perennial in the rose family is one of Appalachia’s most spectacular spring-blooming wildflowers and has a rambling, bushy habit that makes it the perfect ornamental for a damp, partially-shaded spot in a native wildflower garden. This plant is easily mistaken for Appalachian false goat’s beard (Astilbe biternata), which grows in the same habitat and has a similar flower plume but with a different leaf arrangement.

Other notable plants now coming into their own (from top): northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum), which cascades down the moist slopes along the trail in radiant waves; purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus), a showy, suckering cousin to Allegheny blackberry with gorgeous flowers and foliage and bristly, not-so-tasty fruit; whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia), an elegant, upright perennial with yellow flowers borne from the leaf axils; Meehan’s creeping mint (Meehania cordata), a striking, deer-resistant perennial that forms spreading mats of lavender flowers; and foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), a tall, captivating perennial named for the hairs that grow from its staminode (long, sterile stamen).

obsessed with the pink sand sea milkwort