trefle.io · Taken Jul 26, 2021 by Dieter Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Primulaceae
Creeping-jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Also known as Creeping Charlie, Moneywort, Herb twopence, Lysimachusa nummularia
Native Plants · Groundcover · Spreading · Moist-Soil · Shade-Tolerant · Erosion-Control · Low-Maintenance · Perennial · Yellow-Flowers
Creeping jenny is an extremely easy groundcover that spreads quickly in moist, partially shaded areas. Water regularly to keep soil consistently moist and trim back if it spreads too aggressively. This low-maintenance plant is perfect for naturalizing wet areas or controlling erosion.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Altay, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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