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Lysimachia nummularia

Moneywort (Creeping Jenny, Wandering Sally)

Low, trailing, excellent mat-forming perennial with green foliage and cupped, yellow flowers.

  • »  Solitary bright yellow cupped flowers
  • »  Flowers rest on and throughout the foliage
  • »  Dense mat-forming perennial
  • »  Small glossy bright green round leaves
  • »  Bloom Time: Early June
  • »  Flower Size: 2 cm

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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:5-10 cm
  • Spread:60-100 cm
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Fast
Attributes
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Spring
• Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
• Trailing
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rooftop (extensive)
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Lysimachia nummularia

Invasive species.

Grow Me Instead recommends alternatives such as Anemone canadensis, Sanguinaria canadensis, or Fragaria virginiana, among other natives.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Lysimachia nummularia

This plant may rebloom sporadically throughout the summer and thrives in an average, medium to wet, well-drained soil, in full sun to shade. Best colour is in full sun and it is intolerant of dry sites.