Sunburst Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia christinae ‘Sunburst’)

Yellow Loosestrife ‘Sunburst’ | Lysimachia christinae ‘Sunburst’

Vibrant Golden Foliage and Bright Yellow Flowers for Pond Margins and Water Gardens

A Colourful Trailing Pond Plant Perfect for Softening Edges and Brightening Damp Areas

Sunburst Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia christinae ‘Sunburst’) is a stunning low growing marginal pond plant that combines eye catching golden variegated foliage with masses of cheerful yellow flowers. Ideal for pond margins, bog gardens, container ponds, stream edges and damp borders, this versatile perennial provides season long colour while creating valuable habitat for wildlife.

Unlike many pond plants that are grown purely for their flowers, ‘Sunburst’ offers year round visual interest thanks to its striking foliage. The leaves emerge with vibrant golden yellow tones blended with fresh green highlights, creating a bright carpet of colour around the pond edge. Even when not in flower, the foliage remains highly decorative and helps illuminate darker corners of the garden.

From May through to July, clusters of bright golden yellow star shaped flowers appear amongst the foliage. These nectar rich blooms attract bees, hoverflies and other pollinating insects, helping to support local biodiversity. The flowers contrast beautifully against the colourful foliage, creating a display that immediately draws attention.

Its creeping and trailing growth habit makes it particularly useful for softening hard pond edges, disguising pond liners and allowing foliage to gently spill over rocks, baskets and containers. It can also be used as attractive ground cover in consistently damp areas where many traditional garden plants struggle.

Yellow Loosestrife ‘Sunburst’ thrives in moist soil, boggy conditions and shallow water up to around 10cm deep. It performs well in both full sun and partial shade, although the brightest foliage colour is usually achieved in sunnier positions. Its spreading habit helps suppress weeds while creating dense cover that offers shelter for frogs, newts and beneficial insects.

Fully hardy throughout the UK, this easy to grow perennial returns reliably each spring and requires very little maintenance. It is suitable for both small garden ponds and larger wildlife ponds, making it one of the most versatile marginal plants available.

Whether planted around a formal pond, natural wildlife pond or container water garden, Yellow Loosestrife ‘Sunburst’ provides an outstanding combination of foliage colour, flowers and wildlife value.

🇬🇧 UK-grown aquatic plant: Grown at a dedicated aquatic plant nursery in the South of England and carefully prepared for delivery across the UK.

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Key Benefits

• Striking golden yellow and green variegated foliage
• Bright yellow star shaped flowers
• Excellent trailing and ground cover habit
• Perfect for pond margins and container ponds
• Attracts bees, hoverflies and pollinators
• Provides shelter for amphibians and insects
• Helps soften pond edges and disguise liners
• Suitable for full sun or partial shade
• Fully hardy throughout the UK
• Easy to grow and low maintenance

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Reasons to Buy

• One of the brightest foliage plants for pond margins
• Long lasting ornamental value throughout the season
• Excellent for wildlife friendly ponds
• Ideal for softening hard landscaping
• Perfect for small ponds, large ponds and container water gardens
• Reliable, vigorous and easy to maintain

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Care Instructions

• Yellow Loosestrife ‘Sunburst’ prefers consistently moist soil or shallow water and grows well in full sun or partial shade. Place the basket with the crown sitting between 0cm and 10cm below the water surface.
• Trim back excessive growth during the growing season if required to keep the plant tidy and prevent it spreading into neighbouring plants. Divide established clumps every few years in spring to maintain vigour and encourage fresh growth.
• Remove any dead or damaged foliage in early spring before new growth emerges.
• This variety is generally trouble free, although young growth may occasionally attract slugs and snails.

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Flowering Period

May to July

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Size and Growing Conditions

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Dispatching Your Pond Plants

Your Sunburst Yellow Loosestrife will be carefully packed to protect the foliage and roots during transit.

Orders received by 11am Monday to Wednesday are normally dispatched on the following working day using a next working day courier service. During busy periods, dispatch may occasionally take an extra day.

To avoid plants being held in depots over a weekend, we do not usually dispatch on Fridays. Highlands and Islands orders using a two day service are not normally dispatched on Thursdays.

Available basket sizes:

• 1 Litre Basket – usually 11 × 11 × 11cm square; some varieties may be supplied in a 14cm diameter × 10cm round basket
• Pack of 3 × 1 Litre Baskets – each usually 11 × 11 × 11cm square

Planting depth is measured from the top of the aquatic basket to the water surface.

Finofil baskets are manufactured in the UK from 100% recycled plastic and are fully recyclable. Their fine dual-mesh construction helps retain aquatic soil while allowing water and nutrients to reach the roots. Basket shape may vary slightly depending on the plant and supplier availability.

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Similar pond plants

For another pond-edge planting option, compare Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’) and Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus). Explore the Lysimachia pond plant group to compare the whole collection.

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