1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Turkey
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States
1.4 Types
creeping Jenny, L. ephemerum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
damp broad-leaved forests, damp meadows, ditches, roadside embankments, shores, stream banks
Fields, open Woodlands, Wood Margins
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
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 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Red
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Red
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lance-shaped to oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Leaf spot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Mild Allergen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Gastrointestinal disorders
Tooth ache
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LYSIMACHIA punctata
PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red'
7.2 Common Name
Yellow Loosestrife, garden loosetrife, garden yellow loosetrife
Husker Red Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Yellow Loosestrife
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Gilbweiderich
Gehängeschutt Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
salicaire Jaune
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lisimaquia amarilla
Astrágalo pendiente Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
κίτρινο loosestrife
Αστράγαλος Κλίση Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Loosestrife amarelo
Talus Penstemon Slope
7.2.7 In Polish
żółty toje
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Yellow Loosestrife
Talus Clivo Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Primulales
Scrophulariales
8.5 Family
Primulaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species