Description of Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden Creeping Jenny)

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' is golden creeping jenny, a fast ground cover for damp soil and pond edges. It’s often used to trail over rocks and basket rims, and it brings a bright yellow-green colour that holds through the season.

Appearance

It makes creeping stems with round leaves, forming a low mat. Small yellow flowers appear in summer. It stays very low, usually under 5cm, but it can spread widely if conditions suit it.

Care Guide

It likes constant moisture. In drier soil it can lose colour and thin out.

• Sun: Sun to part shade. Colour is often best with decent light.
• Soil: Moist soil with organic matter, or aquatic compost in baskets.
• Water: Keep damp to wet. It also grows in very shallow margins.
• Control: Trim edges or contain in a basket to stop it running.
• Trim: A剪 back in summer keeps it fresh if it gets leggy.

In pots, it will often trail over the edge quickly, which is perfect for hiding basket sides.

Suitability for Bog Garden

This is ideal for bog gardens as a front-edge ground cover and liner hider. Use it around stepping stones, along the lip of raised bog planters, or trailing into shallow water.

Because it spreads, keep it away from tiny, slow plants unless you plan to trim it regularly.

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