Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) is a low-growing, fast-spreading aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial plant often used in gardens, ponds, and water features.
Description:
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Growth Habit: Creeping Jenny is a trailing plant that spreads quickly along the ground or over the edges of containers and ponds. It forms a dense mat of foliage, making it ideal for ground cover or softening the edges of water features.
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Leaves: The plant has small, round, bright green to golden-yellow leaves (especially in the cultivar ‘Aurea’), which grow opposite each other along the stems.
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Flowers: It produces small, cup-shaped yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. The flowers are about 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) across and have five petals.
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Water Tolerance: Creeping Jenny thrives in moist to wet soil and can even grow partially submerged along pond margins. It tolerates a variety of conditions, from full sun to partial shade.
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Uses:
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Excellent for pond edges, bog gardens, and containers.
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Often used for erosion control due to its fast-spreading habit.
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Can also be used as a terrestrial groundcover in moist garden beds.
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Maintenance:
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Easy to grow but can become invasive if not controlled.
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Prune back regularly to prevent overgrowth.
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