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Primulaceae
Creeping Jenny Flower
Lysimachia nummularia
Abundant spread.
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Lysimachia
- Native to
- Europe
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.1-0.3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'nummularia' means 'coin-like,' referring to its perfectly round leaves resembling small coins.
- Creeping Jenny was used in medieval European folk medicine to treat wounds and was called 'herb twopence.'
- The golden-leaved cultivar 'Aurea' is one of the most popular ground covers in modern container gardens.
- It can root at every leaf node, forming a dense mat that can spread several feet in a single season.
- In the wild, it thrives in wet meadows and stream banks, and can even grow partially submerged in shallow water.
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