Scientific Name:	Lysimachia nummularia
Pronunciation:	liss-ih-MAY-kee-uh numm-you-LAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:	creeping Jenny, moneywort
Family Name:	Primulaceae
Plant Type:	Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves opposite, obovate, to 2cm long, trailing along ground.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Horizontal, Spreading Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe, Garden Origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Summer interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images. Cultivars on campus or shown may include L. 'Aurea'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Summer: Yellow, Green Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Orbicular, Ovate Apices: Obtuse Bases: Cordate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: rooting stems

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings, Division - above ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf scorch, Rust

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North : q. 10+ Location Map

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