Swamp-candles

Lysimachia terrestris

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Lysimachia

10BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Lysimachia

Individual names are not available yet.

4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Lysimachia

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “1–3 feet” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Full sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “wet to moderately wet” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading

Also known as

Bog Candles; Bog Loosestrife; Earth Loosestrife; Swamp Candles; Swamp candles

In your garden

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