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Creeping Jenny growing in a garden

How to grow creeping jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

When to plant creeping jenny

Creeping Jenny is a fast-spreading mat-forming groundcover grown for its round, coin-shaped leaves; it rarely flowers but may produce small yellow cup-shaped blooms in summer (NC State). Plant in spring in moist soil; it roots wherever leaf nodes touch the ground and is considered invasive in some areas, so use it only where its aggressive spread is not a concern, such as containers or contained beds.

Creeping Jenny is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Sun
Partial sun
Soil pH
6 to 8

Common problems

  • aggressive spreading
  • weedy

Sources

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