"purple leaf loosestrife"/lysimachia ciliata "purpurea". They are brownish purple foliage with little yellow flowers. (perenial)
I would like to know if I can grow these like a hedge. I bought quite a bit of them, I liked to color of the foliage. Thank you for your help!
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the purple loosestrife that is a noxious weed is from the family Lythrum, a different species - it is Lythrum salicaria. My A to Z says: "A few species have become noxious weeds in wetlands throughout much of North America, and their sale has been banned in some areas. They should not be planted where they could escape into natural wetlands." The one Suzuie is talking about is actually related to the primula, and is a differnt species entirely.
Suzie -- it might do as a hedge, you should try it. It is supposed to grow to 24 to 30" high . It grows by rhizomes too so it should fill in a space fairly quickly as a hedge and will likley do fine all massed together like that. I had Lysimachia clethroides in my perennial bed and it is nice, but wanders all over the place rather than staying in a nice clump and behaving itself among the other nice clumps!
if you have yellow flowers I think you have "garden loosestrife" called Alexander. My neighbour has some.
A few years ago this plant was taking over marshes and rivers in Ontario and choking out the wildlife around it. It was killing all the marine vegetation that the fish survived on. There was a huge environmental outcry! I was very surprised to see your posting. Maybe I am not up to date on that plant.