Lysimachia nummularia

Growing Guide & Variety Overview

Cultivation & Growing Guidelines

Lysimachia nummularia (commonly known as Creeping Jenny or Moneywort) is a versatile, fast-growing groundcover and trailing accent plant prized for its dense carpet of rounded leaves and vigorous creeping habit. Widely utilized as a trailing “spiller” in mixed hanging baskets, window boxes, and patio containers, it also serves as an effective, weed-suppressing groundcover in garden landscapes and water-adjacent plantings.

This adaptable, moisture-loving perennial performs exceptionally well across diverse light conditions, from full sun to partial shade, with brighter exposure bringing out the most intense leaf coloration in gold-foliaged selections. It prefers a consistently moist, fertile growing medium and does not tolerate prolonged dry periods. Early pinching promotes dense branching and prevents stringy stems, yielding lush, cascading growth with high consumer appeal.