False Indigo

Yellow Loosestrife

About False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife

False Indigo

Yellow Loosestrife

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Eastern Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

creeping Jenny, L. ephemerum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

damp broad-leaved forests, damp meadows, ditches, roadside embankments, shores, stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Gastrointestinal disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

LYSIMACHIA punctata

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Yellow Loosestrife, garden loosetrife, garden yellow loosetrife

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

Yellow Loosestrife

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Gilbweiderich

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

salicaire Jaune

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

Lisimaquia amarilla

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

κίτρινο loosestrife

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

Loosestrife amarelo

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

żółty toje

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

Yellow Loosestrife

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Primulaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Lysimachia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife

Wondering what are the properties of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife? We provide you with everything About False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife. False Indigo doesn't have thorns and Yellow Loosestrife doesn't have thorns. Also False Indigo does not have fragrant flowers. False Indigo has allergic reactions like Not Available and Yellow Loosestrife has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife

Season and care of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife is important to know. While considering everything about False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife Care, growing season is an essential factor. False Indigo season is Summer and Fall and Yellow Loosestrife season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for False Indigo is Loam, Sand and for Yellow Loosestrife is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for False Indigo is Neutral, Alkaline and for Yellow Loosestrife is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife Physical Information

False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Yellow Loosestrife height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Yellow Loosestrife flower color: Yellow
Yellow Loosestrife leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife

Care of False Indigo and Yellow Loosestrife include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Indigo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Yellow Loosestrife pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches. In summer False Indigo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Yellow Loosestrife needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.