Unknown plant

[Robert_Brenchley]

Anyone know what this is? It's a bit of a thug but it brightens the plot up no end.

[Robert_Brenchley]

[Palustris]

Looks very much like Lysimachia punctata, as you say a lot of a thug!

[grawrc]

Yes agree with Eric. My mum used to call it "Elizabethan.". No idea why! But thug it is.

[Robert_Brenchley]

It looks that way, thanks; it's also known as Yellow Loosestrife.

[Mrs Ava]

I have it in the woodland patch of my garden and I love it!  Great thing with thugs like that is you don't feel guilty about yanking bits out when they get in the way!

[saddad]

What's it's common name, I want to say Golden Rod but that is an solidago(?) not Lysimachia....
???

[Robert_Brenchley]

Yellow Loosestrife. Golden rod has masses of small flowers, and flowers in late summer.

[flowerlady]

It also comes in variegated form - which I think is prettier.
And a red leafed form called Firecracker - stonking red leaves IF planted in FULL sun ;)