Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 0.2-0.3 ft × 1.5-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in moist, occasionally-dry and occasionally-wet soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to wet soil.

USDA zones

3-9

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

High

Mature size

0.2-0.3 ft × 1.5-2 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Yellow

Bloom season

Spring, Summer

Tough against

Wet soil

Native to

Europe, southwestern Asia