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Please identify

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fluttERBY123 Thu 04-Jun-26 14:35:30

I can't find any ID for these though have trawled through endless lists of yellow perennials. Grans? Mine have been growing in a neglected shady corner for years. These aren't mine which are not yet in bloom.

Jaxjacky Thu 04-Jun-26 14:41:55

PlantNet says Loosestrife.

Wheniwasyourage Thu 04-Jun-26 15:49:29

Yes, yellow loosestrife. It's a wild flower, which is perhaps why you couldn't find it if you've been looking at garden flowers. It spreads, but not so much that it's a problem. There is also purple loosestrife, which I think is a different plant altogether, not just a different colour of this one

Notagranny44 Thu 04-Jun-26 16:51:07

It's Lysimachia punctata, also known as Yellow Loosestrife, an old cottage garden plant. It spreads quite a bit in damp soil - in my opinion, a bit of a nuisance!

fluttERBY123 Thu 04-Jun-26 17:38:33

That's amazing. Thanks all. Mine has been in a corner and for the last 30 years at least has produced about five stems a year. No spread. I had better not tell it about spreading possibilities.

J52 Thu 04-Jun-26 17:49:41

I’ve got it in my garden and feel quite privileged because there is a rare Yellow Loosestrife Bee that lives mostly on oils that this plant produces.

Gwyllt Thu 04-Jun-26 17:59:39

I think a bit differently and would hazard a guess at yellow rod many slightly different plants in the genus