Lysimachia nummularia – Creeping Jenny

Instantly create a vibrant, easy-care green carpet! Creeping Jenny spreads a profusion of small, shiny, bright green round leaves that rapidly colonize the ground. A perfect lawn replacement solution for shady or waterlogged areas where turf struggles to establish, it beautifully dresses the base of shrubs, defines pond margins, and cascades elegantly from pots and containers.

Characteristics

• Foliage: Small, deciduous to semi-evergreen, opposite, and rounded leaves reminiscent of shiny coins in a vivid, highly luminous green.
• Flowering / Stems: Creeping stems that root upon contact with the soil, bearing a profusion of small, cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers in summer.
• Light: Enjoy growing it in full sun, partial shade, or even light shade.
• Habit: Creeping, mat-forming, and trailing.
• Growth: Very rapid growth forming a dense ground cover that effectively smothers weeds.
• Soil: Rich, moist to wet soil, perfectly tolerant of poorly drained, clay, or waterlogged conditions.
• Temperature: Hardiness zone 3.
• Resistances: Exceptionally resistant to cold, standing water, temporary submersion, as well as browsing by White-tailed deer, hares, and rabbits.

Use

• Types of use: Adopt it as an ideal lawn alternative in moist or shady areas. Perfect as a ground cover under shrubs, along pond edges, between stepping stones, or trailing gracefully in a container.
• Decorative benefits: Creates a dense ground cover that smothers weeds while adding a luminous glow beneath taller plants. Provides a no-mow turf alternative with a uniform, brightly colored ground cover that enhances any landscape arrangement.

Maintenance

• Watering: Water regularly to keep the soil consistently moist or wet, especially during hot summer days.
• Fertilization: Apply a balanced fertilizer in spring to stimulate vigorous renewed growth.
• Pruning: Restrict spread in spring or late summer by simply trimming stems that extend beyond their designated area.
• Planting: Space plants 30 to 45 cm apart in loosened, moist soil to achieve a dense carpet quickly.