Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy locations in full sun. Plants will spread somewhat rapidly in optimum growing conditions.
SNOW CANDLES is an erect, clump-forming hybrid loosestrife perennial that typically grows to 16” tall and is noted for its compact form, strong stems and profuse bloom. It is a cross between L. clethroides and L. fortunii. Numerous tiny white flowers, densely packed into slender, tapered, curving, terminal racemes (each to 4” long), bloom from May to fall. Opposite oblong medium green leaves to 4”. U.S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF).
Lysimachia is susceptible to rust and leaf spots. The extent to which ‘Snow Candles’ will spread in the garden and whether it is as aggressive a spreader as some of the other lysimachias is not yet known by the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Notwithstanding possible concerns over aggressive spread, SNOW CANDLES is expected to grow well in bog gardens, along bodies of water or in low spots. Also may be grown in cottage gardens, wild gardens or remote parts of borders where it may be allowed to naturalize.
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