Question: My daughter-in-law gave me this transplant last year from her lake cabin in mid Maine. She has a patch in …
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Question
My daughter-in-law gave me this transplant last year from her lake cabin in mid Maine. She has a patch in her part shade garden in Newport, ME. We live on the Midcoast in Maine. I needed something for my shade garden beside astilbe and hosta and we put this in. It was planted last August, died back this winter, came up this Spring doubling in size.We have looked at wildflower, weed, and floral ids but can’t seem to ID it. Can you help?
Answer
Dear MaineMimi, it looks like you have photographed Lysimachia punctata (large yellow-loosestrife), a species that is often cultivated and sometimes escapes. The species is native to Europe, and we find it sometimes around old home sites that are today located deep in the forest.
