Jenny , creeping in the garden (Creeping Jenny)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Creeping Jenny
Date:	20/05/08 (1047 review reads)
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Advantages: good ground cover

Disadvantages: none

Creeping Jenny is a plant I have in my garden I am going to tell you all I know about it.
Creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia belongs to the Primulaceae family (that's the one that includes primroses). Creeping Jenny is a native of England and Europe; it has been introduced into America. Creeping Jenny can be found growing wild in England.

Creeping Jenny as the name suggests it is a creeping plant. It is a great low growing ground cover plant. Grows 3 to 5 cms (1 to 3) inches tall and will spread in large patches.
Creeping Jenny sometimes called moneywort
Creeping Jenny has round soft yellow green leaves about 2cm in size these grow opposite each other. The leaves stay on over winter.
The flowers are a bright golden yellow. The flowers appearing in June till august have 6 petals and are cup like; each flower grows singularly on a short stalk. A carpet of this plant looks very pretty green leaves sparkled by the yellow flowers. The flowers last a few weeks

This plant grows on vigorous stems which grow runners which grow roots, so they do not need a deep soil. They are easy to propagate by breaking a piece of this stem off and transplanting it. You can plant this flower at any time of the year your soil allows. Although creeping jenny likes a moist soil it will grow in many conditions. This plant is a good rockery plant or will grow on a border under the trees. Creeping Jenny looks good grown between stepping stones and will take a little treading on without much complaint.
Creeping jenny is also a great plant to grow in a planter or in a hanging basket wheree stems of this flower with many golden yellow flowers will cascade downwards .
I am often finding new growths of this plant all over my garden; Creeping Jenny will creep and could be a nuisance in the lawn.

You can find Creeping Jenny at many garden centers off and on line. Price a http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/Ind ex_Ground_ Cover_Plants_A_I_17.html. Per plant is 1 £1.99, 5 £1.89, 50 £1.74, 250 £1.51 . So as you can see this is not an expensive plant to buy

Summary: a creeping plant with yellow flowers