Swamp Candles brighten shady moist thickets
Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris) grow in marshes, swampy spots, and moist, brushy thickets. The leaves are opposite each other on the stem. The tiny yellow flowers grow in a tall slender column at the top of the stem, like the flame on a candle. I encounter this plant as I move down through the woods through a low spot on my way to my favorite wild black raspberry picking site. Swamp Candles grow from eight to twenty inches in height.
