Common name: gooseneck loosestrife

Family name: Primulaceae

Description: Stalks with alternately arranged, lanceolate leaves and terminal raceme of white flowers, curved like a goose neck. Colony forming.

Flower: Drooping, white, raceme that curves like a goose’s neck. Very showy and in bloom July to September.

Foliage: Lanceolate, alternately arranged, bright green leaves that are fuzzy on top and red at the base of the petioles.

Growing conditions: Deep shade, filtered shade, part sun; well-drained soil; moderate water use.

Height and spread: 0.7-1.3m by 1.0-1.5m

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Landscape uses: Attractive in foliage, even when the flowers are done. Mixed shrub border, perennial border,  woodland margin.