Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
Evergreen Perennial
Creeping Jenny 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
Plant purchased from Cochranes Nurseries.
Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Plant out
Flowers
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
Moist but well–drained
Poorly–drained
50cm (20″)
50cm(20″)
Good plant for wildflower gardens
I’ve planted this in a wall basket hung on the shed. It should look really nice when it grows. It will catch morning to midday sun and be in shade in the afternoons.