Connecticut Plants
Swamp Candles (Yellow Loosestrife)
Lysimachia terrestris
- Family: colicwood (Myrsinaceae)
- Habitat: marshes, moist thickets, grassy shores
- Height: 1-3 feet
- Flower size: 1/2 inch across
- Flower color: yellow with a circle of red spots
- Flowering time: June to September
- Origin: native
