Steironema hybridum Berkeley Belle Clematis 6" tall winter rosettes of

6" tall winter rosettes of green foliage with reddish overtones

although no wild specimens have ever been found

Although typically grown as a container plant

The flowers are a magnet for ants

Steironema hybridum Berkeley Belle Clematis 6" tall winter rosettes of(aka: Lysimachia hybrida) Steironema hybridum is an oddly named (not a hybrid), poorly known, and rather rare, East Coast native species, that deserves a place in home gardens. In the wild, lowland loosestrife occurs in wetland habitats and moist woodlands, ranging from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma, growing from the coast to the mountains. For us, it has performed best with a couple of hours of sun, in average to moist soil. The 2' tall stalks on this