Lysimachia Nummularia (Moneywort)

Description

Lysimachia nummularia, commonly known as creeping Jenny or moneywort, is a low-growing, prostrate evergreen perennial in the primrose family (Primulaceae) native to Europe. It features coin-shaped rounded leaves and bright yellow cup-shaped summer flowers, making it a popular choice as a vibrant garden ground cover or container spiller.

Key Characteristics & Growth

• Habit:
  Mat-forming and fast-creeping, growing only 5 cm (2 inches) tall while spreading indefinitely via trailing stems that root at the leaf nodes.

• Foliage:
  Opposite, rounded, coin-like green leaves. Popular golden-yellow cultivars, such as Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden Creeping Jenny), display bright chartreuse to brassy gold tones.

• Flowers:
  Solitary, five-petalled, bright cup-shaped yellow blooms appear from November through to August, depending on the region.

Habitat & Cultivation

• Conditions:
  Thrives in damp locations, wet soils, river banks, pond margins, and shallow standing water. Performs well in full sun to partial shade.

• Invasiveness:
  Highly vigorous and aggressive, it can easily escape cultivation and become an invasive weed in damp, disturbed natural environments or lawns where its spread is uncontained.