Lysimachia nummularia
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- lis-ih-MAK-ee-ah num-ew-LAH-ree-uh
- Description
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Creeping Jenny is a low growing ground cover in the primrose family that roots at nodes as it grows along the ground. It often doesn't bloom but has yellow cup-shaped flowers when it does. It prefers moist, fertile soil but spreads less aggressively in drier, poorer soil. It can be used as a ground cover on banks, stream banks, near ponds or drape over walls or in a container. It is considered invasive in several states.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Asian Garden- Zen Garden Courtyard Garden Asian Garden- Zen Garden Floricyle Collector’s Garden Containers at Pitt County Arboretum
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Aurea
- Aurea
- Aurea
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Aurea
- Aurea
- Aurea
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Lysimachia
- Species:
- numularia
- Family:
- Primulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 2 in. - 0 ft. 4 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Horizontal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3b, 3a, 4a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 3/4 inch cup-shaped yellow flowers in spring. Rarely blooms.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Orbicular
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Green roundish leaves up to 3/4 inch wide.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Pond
- Riparian
- Rock Wall
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Rain Garden
- Water Garden
