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Growth Rate:
Fast growth rate
Foliage:
Round emerald green foliage
Applications:
Used as a border plant or groundcover
Native:
Native
Invasive:
Invasive
Containers:
Great for planting in containers
Ornamental Features:
Blooms in late spring
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
This vigorous spreading groundcover is very useful in moist, shady locations. Features low mat of bright green rounded foliage with bright golden yellow flowers in late spring. Excellent for cascading over walls.
| TYPE | Perennial | SUN | Full Sun to Part Shade |
| HEIGHT | 0.25 ft | SOIL | Moist |
| SPREAD | 2 ft | FLOWER | Late Spring, Yellow |
| ZONE | 3 | FRUIT | Edible Foliage, No Fruit |
Sun:
Plant in a full sun to part shade location
Drainage:
Requires average moist, well-drained conditions
Maintenance:
High maintenance
Pruning:
Requires little pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback
Clump Division:
Easily increased by moving new plantlets in spring or fall.
Edible/Medicinal Uses:
A tea is made from the leaves and flowers. Creeping Jenny is a very good wound-herb, the fresh leaves can be applied externally to the affected area. An infusion is used to treat internal bleeding and diarrhoea
Disclaimer:
DISCLAIMER: The information presented here regarding edible/herbal/medicinal uses is for informational purposes only. Always consult a physician or other qualified health professional prior to ingesting any plant not sold expressly for its edibility
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