Cancel Confirm

< Back to previous page

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden creeping Jenny)

plant details
my notes
my images
my plant check

Comment on a listing

Plant supplier links

View all photos
Login to upload a photo

Beginner
skill rating

1 hour care
per year

0.1m
Max height

1m
Max spread

2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

Other names

Golden creeping Jenny

Genus

Lysimachia Lysimachia

Variety or Cultivar

'Aurea' _ 'Aurea' is a fast-growing, mat-forming evergreen perennial with small, rounded, golden-yellow leaves and cup-shaped, bright-yellow flowers in sumemr.

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' is: Evergreen

Habit

Spreading

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Flower

Yellow in Summer

Foliage

Yellow-green in All seasons

How to care

Watch out for

General care

Pruning

Trim back wandering stems.

Propagation methods

Stem tip cuttings

Where to grow

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden creeping Jenny) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Between paving stones, Bog garden, Containers, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildlife

Cultivation

Plant in humus-rich soil in full or part sun. Can tolerate moist and dry soils. Can be invasive.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

Companion plants

We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.

Botanical name

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

Other names

Golden creeping Jenny

Genus

Lysimachia Lysimachia

Variety or Cultivar

'Aurea' _ 'Aurea' is a fast-growing, mat-forming evergreen perennial with small, rounded, golden-yellow leaves and cup-shaped, bright-yellow flowers in sumemr.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Spreading

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Create your free Shoot garden

Create your free SHOOT garden and make a record of the plants in your garden.

Add your own photos, notes, get monthly email reminders on how to care for your plants, and connect with other gardeners. Get started now.

Create your free garden

Colour

Flower

Yellow in Summer

Foliage

Yellow-green in All seasons

General care

Pruning

Trim back wandering stems.

Propagation methods

Stem tip cuttings

Monthly care advice

Get access to monthly care advice

Create a free SHOOT account and get instant access to expert care advice for this and other plants in your garden.

You'll also receive handy monthly email reminders of what needs doing. Create your free account.

Create a free account

Where to grow

Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden creeping Jenny) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Between paving stones, Bog garden, Containers, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildlife

Cultivation

Plant in humus-rich soil in full or part sun. Can tolerate moist and dry soils. Can be invasive.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

In order to add a note on this plant, please add this plant to your plant lists.

August 2012 (27/08/2012)

Upload your own photo

	This plant likes...	Garden match
Soil types:	Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)	Tell us...
Soil drainage:	Moist but well-drained, Well-drained	Tell us...
Soil pH:	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral	Tell us...
Light:	Full Sun, Partial Shade	Tell us...
Aspect:	South, East, West	Tell us...
Exposure:	Exposed, Sheltered	Tell us...
Hardiness:	Hardy (H4)	Tell us...