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creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Lysimachia
Family: Primulaceae
Common Names: creeping Charlie, creeping Sally, downhill-of-life, herb twopence, money myrtle, money plant, moneywort, twopenny grass, wandering Charlie, wandering Sally

About this plant

L. nummularia is a mat-forming, hairless perennial with ovate to heart-shaped leaves that are held in pairs along the procumbent stems; they sometimes bear markings of black glands. Yellow flowers, with five pointed lobes, are borne in the leaf axils in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Occurs naturally in damp, grassy places in sun or partial shade

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by seed or propagate by division

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks Slopes

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years