Lysimachia quadrifolia - Whorled Yellow Loosestrife

Family:	Primulaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.6
Synonyms:
Range:	Eastern N. America - Maine to Virginia, west to Wisconsin and Illinois.

Lysimachia quadrifolia (Whorled Yellow Loosestrife) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.6m . It has a hardness rating of 0.
Whorled Yellow Loosestrife will flower in December to February. The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Insects

Soil Information

Whorled Yellow Loosestrife will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Whorled Yellow Loosestrife prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Whorled Yellow Loosestrife can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Dry or moist open woods, thickets and shores[43].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Works within dappled Shade
• Can be planted in Cultivated Beds

Cultivation Details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. An easily grown plant, succeeding in a moist loamy soil[1]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Most species in this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[233].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 1/5
The dried leaves have been used as a tea substitute[207].

• Tea - the various herb teas that can be used in place of tea, plus the genuine article.

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 1/5
The whole plant is astringent and stomachic[46]. A tea made from the plant is used in the treatment of women's complaints, kidney and bowel problems[222, 257]. A tea made from the roots is diuretic and emetic[222, 257].

• Astringent - Produces contraction in living tissue, reducing the flow of secretions and discharges of blood, mucus, diarrhoea etc.
• Emetic - Induces vomiting.
• Stomachic - Aids and improves the action of the stomach.
• Women's complaints - A very vague title, it deals with a miscellany of problems peculiar to the female sex.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring or autumn[200]. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Gray's Manual of Botany.
Fernald. M. L.
Author: Fernald. M. L.
Rating:
Publisher : A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
Date of Publication : 1950

An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Author: Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
Date of Publication : 1970

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