The Lysimachia ‘Golden Moneywort’, Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea', also known as Creeping Jenny, has dime sized, wonderful evergreen and yellow veined foliage with bright yellow blooms. This easy growing Lysimachia is perfect for brightening any garden.

Physical description: This low-growing herbaceous perennial forms creeping a mat, which reaches 1 to 2 in. tall and can spread indefinitely. Leaves are opposite, entire, nearly round, and reach 1 in. wide. They are bright green, glabrous, and have long trailing stems. Flowering occurs in late spring with sporadic flowering until mid summer. Flowers are solitary, regular, and are colored yellow with dark dots. The fruit is non-ornamental. The cultivar 'Aurea' has brilliant yellow-green foliage.

Optimal growing conditions: Creeping jenny is soil tolerant but performs best in a moist soil. Dry soils are not tolerated. Easy to establish, its growth is fast, especially in light to moderate shade. Winter hardiness: Zones 3-8. The cultivar 'Aurea' prefers full sun to enhance the yellow foliage.

Use: This species is a good groundcover. The only problem comes from its very invasive nature, which makes it important to not combine it with other low-growing species. The cultivar 'Aurea' can brighten a dull area.