I totally agree, but what has that got to do with gardening in the shade? PF

Remember there is a native loosestrife that is not the invasive purple loosestrife. I have seen it for sale at a number of nurseries and I have a couple of the plants myself.

There are also several "domesticated" hybrid varieties of loosestrife that aren't considered pests & are legal for sale in the nursery trade.

Try Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander'. I love this plant, and it does not spread at all like the banned loosestrife, and will grow in the shade.

lady L...we stop it. some of us devote a few hours every summer to yanking it out of public areas...and if more people did, instead of huffing and puffing about it, we would have less of an infestation...

the dried petals are amazing in potpourri and for paper-making, though :)

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Pianogirl...I just adopted Lysimachia 'firecracker' (bought from a plant sale as 'the mystery purple monster plant) and am thrilled to learn that there are more of its kind to investigate :) I rather like their growing habit :)