How to Grow Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia)

Creeping Jenny is an almost-evergreen ground cover that's ideal for garden spots that receive sun or partial shade. Stems spread and root as they go, filling an area with light-green, round leaves. Creeping Jenny thrives in USDA zones 3 to 9.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Fertilizers
• Garden Hoses
• Garden Spades
• Mulch
• Plants
• Seeds
• Shovels
• Seeds
• Plants
• Shovels

1. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, or year-round in warmer climates.

2. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy creeping Jenny in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.

3. Choose a site with full sun or partial shade and well-drained soil.

4. Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers; space the holes 1 foot apart.

5. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in.

6. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

7. Water well until soil is completely moist, weekly, during the first year only.

Tips & Warnings

• Creeping Jenny grows from 4 to 6 inches high and spreads indefinitely, rooting as it goes along.
• In constantly moist soil, creeping Jenny may become a pest and spread too much. It's easy to pull up or cut off stems with bypass pruners if the plant grows too far.