All died
Bought two border sets last year which included these plants. Every single one died. All other plants of the border set have come back and are growing/flowering well.
Julian
Dorset
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
Striking, burgundy flower spikes on long slender stems flower continuously from May to September. The attractive, crinkled rosettes of silver-green foliage are an excellent foil for the flowers, which are also highly attractive to butterflies. A versatile plant that can be short-lived, spreads slowly and performs best in a moist border in sun or partial shade, or it can be grown in a pot on the patio. It makes an excellent cut flower, too.
"The rosette of crinkled grey-green leaves marked with pale veins produces a spike of burgundy-red flowers on this biennial loosestrife"
Bought two border sets last year which included these plants. Every single one died. All other plants of the border set have come back and are growing/flowering well.
Julian
Dorset
Initially I ordered three Lysimachia atropurpurea Beaujolais plants and planted them in a position which received sun for most of the day, and is well draining but has some shade early in the morning/late in the afternoon for short periods. Here the three plants grew slowly but seemed to do well. They came into flower and I loved them. Looked just like the photos on the website/when googled. So I bought 6 additional plants for my front garden. While I waited for these additional plants to arrive, one of the first three fell over and then died completely. I wrote it off to probably due to some insect gnawing at the stem/root system and killing the plant (we are in a very rural, invertebrate rich location). The 6 additional plants arrived, and were in better shape (a bit larger and 'bushier') than the first 3 had been upon their arrival. I planted the 6 in the front garden and they are currently thriving! Growing much faster and blooming more quickly than the first three planted in the back garden. Meanwhile, the remaining 2 in the back garden are dying, instead of thriving like the front ones. I followed planting instructions with all plants, and watered them well on very hot days/when it seemed like they needed it. It was a very cold spring this year and everything has been struggling a bit, so I'm giving the benefit of the doubt but had this not been the case, I would have given these plants 3 stars due to whether or not they thrive being quite unreliable/the plants being far more sensitive to environmental variation than is stated in the description, or if this is not the case, specimens arriving in varying states of condition dependent on order timings, which results in some thriving and some dying. I've included a photo of the 6 plants that are doing well and two photos of the ones that seem to be suffering from drought (browning of leaves) even though where they are planted is normal, well draining soil and if needed I water).
Wils
West Midlands
Beautiful spires of rich colour stand out in the border
Gardening Granny
Glasgow
Was really pleased with these at first - flowered for a long time - but they do tend to spread in a bit of strange, gnarled way, & look very dead (rather than asleep) now in December. Plan to move them & see how they do next summer. Lovely colour though.
Susannah
Herefordshire
I tried this plant from seed some years ago but they were rather lax. The Lysimachia I bought from Crocus were sturdy and grew well this summer. The stems of flowers have a graceful arching habit. I look forward to their regrowth next year.
Herbaceous Helen
New Barnet
I purchased 3 last Autumn and they have flowered for months. Deadhead and you get more flower. Love them!
Keen and lean
Wilts
These plants were a big hit with the bees in my garden and were super hardy, flowering all through the very hot summer of 2018. They are very beautiful, about a metre tall waving gently in the breeze - add a lovely dimension to the garden. Highly recommend these, they will be a staple in my garden : )
Emerald
Chelmsford
A strange plant with an almost alien like form. Striking and different, long flowering. I had to stake young plants last summer, but it was extremely hot.
Lucinda
Cambridgeshire
I have a large garden and need to fill a lot of areas that get weedy. I look for small low growing plants to set off larger perennials and shrubs.
Eileen
Brewood
So pretty but grew huge and heavy, struggled to keep it lifted
Sam
Bristol
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shastonlad
Hello, These are not particularly long lived and many people treat them as biennials, replacing them every 2 to 3 years.
Helen
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