Creeping Jenny: Golden Groundcover for Moist Areas

Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny, Moneywort)

Creeping Jenny is a low-growing, rampant, evergreen groundcover with rounded leaves. In summer, it produces many cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers.

Withstands damper soils than many groundcovers and tolerates limited foot traffic. Can be invasive.

Grow in moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Soil should not dry out in summer. Full sun or partial shade, but color is best in full sun.

Sow seeds in containers outdoors in spring. Divide in spring or autumn.

Rust and leaf spot possible, but generally no serious disease or insect problems. Can be invasive.

Other: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra): Glossy Red Berries on Woodland Perennial; Carpet Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans): Fast-Spreading Groundcover with Blue Spring Flowers; Giant Onion (Allium giganteum): Towering Lilac-Pink Globes for Summer Borders; Calycanthus 'Venus': White Magnolia-Like Blooms; Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua): Late-Summer Bloomer for Moist Shade; Corydalis cheilanthifolia – Fern-Leaved Corydalis with Bronzy Foliage; Corydalis lutea – Yellow Corydalis, Long-Blooming Shade Perennial; Dalea greggii (Trailing Indigo Bush): Tough Groundcover for Slopes; Dianthus deltoides (Maiden Pink): Easy Self-Sowing Groundcover; Gooseneck Loosestrife: Graceful White Spikes but Aggressive Spreader

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