Species Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny, Creeping Charlie, Moneywort)

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Names

Scientific name: Lysimachia nummularia
Common name: Creeping Jenny, Creeping Charlie, Moneywort

Measurements

Height: 2 - 24 in
Spread: 12 - 24 in
Spacing: 18 in
Growth Rate: Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Drainage: Moist but Well-drained
Soil type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk
Soil pH: Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf lifecycle: Deciduous
Foliage color: Medium Green
Fall foliage: Green
Bloom time: Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Bloom color: Yellow
Seasons of interest: Spring, Summer
Propagation methods: Seeds, Division
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. : 148 (1753)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Angiosperms
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia

Synonyms

Nummularia repens Nummularia centimorbia Nummularia prostrata Lysimachusa nummularia Lysimachia suaveolens Lysimachia rotundifolia Ephemerum nummularia Lysimachia nummularia f. longipes Lysimachia nummularia var. festiva Lysimachia repens Lysimachia nemorum Lysimachia nummularia subf. longipes Lysimachia repens

References

Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Joan, Creeping Yellow Loosestrife, Moneywort, Running Jenny, Wandering Jenny, Wandering Sailor) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lysimachia-nummularia/, accessed November 8, 2024

Golden Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' – Wisconsin Horticulture, Wisconsin Horticulture, https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/golden-creeping-jenny-lysimachia-nummularia-aurea/, accessed November 8, 2024

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden Creeping Jenny), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/lysimachia-nummularia-aurea, accessed November 8, 2024

Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie PFAF Plant Database, Plants for a Future, https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lysimachia+nummularia, accessed November 8, 2024

Lysimachia nummularia (creeping yellow-loosestrife): Go Botany, Native Plant Trust, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lysimachia/nummularia/, accessed November 8, 2024

Lysimachia nummularia|creeping Jenny/RHS Gardening, RHS Gardening, https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/10632/lysimachia-nummularia/details, accessed November 8, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024