Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'
Family - Primulaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 60cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming and upright habit. Dark grey-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape and are crumpled at the margins. Deep purple, nearly black, buds open to small, burgundy-purple cup-shaped flowers. The Blooms are held on upright spikes that nod slightly at the tips. The flowers are produced from late spring into early summer and are excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Deep purple, nearly black, buds open to small burgundy-purple, cup-shaped flowers. The blooms are held in upright spikes that bend slightly at the tips. The flowers are produced from May into September.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held in spikes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Dark grey-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape and crumpled at the margins. The leaves are held in whorls on the upright stems and are tinged red in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Autumn Colour: Red
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.