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Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny

Creeping Jenny

Exposure

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Shade

Rusticity

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Bloom time

  • June
  • July

  • Bright yellow flowers
  • Evergreen
  • Fast growing ground-cover
  • Trailing stems ideal for cascading planting
  • Shade-loving plant

Perennial plant with parsley foliage, small yellow flowers, which spreads quickly on the ground and forming a low carpet, equal and beautiful all season.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
12 - 18 in.
Spread
18 - 24 in.
Height
4 - 6 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Spreading

Flowering colours:

  • Birght yellow

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Medium to low. Tolerates drought well once established

Maintenance:

  • Easy. Contain the spread because it is invasive.

Soil requirement:

  • Every type of soils

Features

Resistance:

  • White-tailed deer
  • Rabbit

Attract:

  • Pollinators

Use:

  • Ground cover
  • Shaded area
  • Under the trees
  • Along the paths
  • Hanging planter. Warning: invasive.

Attribute:

  • Ground cover
  • Substitute for grass without the need for mowing

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