Lysimachia ephemerum seeds grow into the white loosestrife — a tall, clump-forming perennial herb native to the temperate biome of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), growing in moist meadows, stream margins and damp habitats. The epithet ephemerum means 'ephemeral' or 'lasting only a day', though the plant itself is a long-lived perennial — possibly referring to the individual flower lifespan. Produces tall, elegant, erect spikes to 1.2 m of small, white, star-shaped flowers above narrow, glaucous-grey leaves — one of the most elegant and refined of all tall herbaceous perennials. Family Primulaceae.Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; cool temperate conditions; cold-hardy. Elegant white-spiked perennial for moist positions. 'Ephemerum' = ephemeral; Iberian endemic; elegant erect white spikes to 1.2 m; glaucous-grey leaves Spain and Portugal moist meadows and stream margins; one of the most refined tall perennials Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal) — temperate biome; moist meadows and stream margins Genus Lysimachia ~150 species; Family Primulaceae Full sun to partial shade; moist soils; cold-hardy; elegant white spikes; Family Primulaceae Lysimachia ephemerum is the white loosestrife — an Iberian endemic whose tall, elegant white spikes and glaucous foliage make it one of the most refined and underused hardy perennials for the moist temperate garden, combining sophistication and cold-hardiness in a plant that deserves far wider cultivation than it currently receives. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
