PlantFiles: Golden Creeping Jenny, Gold Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'

I am in a micro-climate in Alaska. I wanted something that would grow in the rocks around my pond but was worried it would 'take over'. It was very well behaved. Put the little pot right in the water snugged into some rocks and it was happy as a clam. It began to spread over the water for several inches which was okay. I have taken it indoors now that the pond is freezing, but am wondering if I should have moved the pot into the dirt and left it outside.

This is one of my "magic plants" - goes anywhere, anytime. This was a hand-me-down from the previous owners of my home. They made a lot of mistakes in the yard that needed correcting when we moved in, but this was not one of them! Spreads steadily in full sun or part shade and never tries to smother anything (except maybe the creeping phlox). Just pulls out when it goes too far. No problem with volunteers in this area. Cuts and roots easily. Evergreen here - edges turn bronze in winter and green back out in spring. Tolerates light foot traffic.

I gave some of these to a co-worker for her awkward "garden" that refused to grow anything. Four months later, she said it had spread like crazy but "I keep having to feed it because it's still yellow." I reminded her that this is "yellow creeping jenny" and is supposed to be that way, please stop feeding it!

I have had great success with this plant. It is planted in an area with pine bark chips and that seems to control its invasiveness. It is slowly spreading and easily to pull. Mine is in the sun and it is bright yellow in color, but when it was in partial shade it had a very bronze color that was also pretty.

Grows a bit fast, but as yet, is easy to pull out. Especially nice next to bronze or maroon foliage plants.

Many see this plant and run the other way! Feared by many as invasive, it is... if not managed or planted carelessly. Takes full sun but in moderate doses. Always like it moist but can survive with it dry for a small, infrequent time. Withstood the snow to come back another season, both in an outside pot and on the ground. I keep some around my rose bushes, (they help keep the moisture in).

The cultivar 'Aurea' is a valued ground cover here in the Puget Sound area, especially in areas of moist bright shade.

We have found the standard green type, however, to be an unmitigated invasive pest that is best avoided.

Though I do love to look of creeping Jenny, it has been placed on the "do not plant" list in our area Massachusetts). Some of the wholesalers have been told to pull it off the shelves because of it's invasive nature. I will attest to the fact that it has spread in areas I didn't even plant it due to the reseeding- and I am now pulling it out from all kinds of places. It will not be contained in a container as it will reseed in the walkway, or anywhere else the wind blows!

I really like this plant, but have a few false starts with it. I first planted it in a "tipped over" pot in the ground, but I've found that slugs really like to eat it. I then planted it in a hanging basket, but it didn't like the lack of constantly moist soil. Now I have it in a pot up off the ground, and I water it almost every day, and it seems happier.

I love this ground cover. It can creep into other plants but it is easy to maintain. It adds some bright color to darker plants or areas.

Planted in a 90% shade location with some hostas and grasses. It has flourished and is creeping slowly within the bed, adding a nice dash of bright green in a darker corner. Should overwinter here in Southern Ontario, but this is it's first so we'll see.

I have had excellent results growing this plant in a hanging basket in semi-shade. Some morning sun seems to maintain the chartreuse color. No flowering as yet. I do not know if this plant would do well indoors.

After reading that this plant was "invasive", I planted it in a test area in a remote part of our back yard. I figured if it got out of control I could spray Round Up over the entired area and kill it.

After 3 years of total neglect, the Moneywort was thriving and had only invaded the grass by perhaps 3 inches.

It has now become one of my favorite ground covers.

I divided the original plant and it's growing like wildfire, covering the bare spots in our new home. I just love this plant! It's lush and low maintenance.

Don't grow this in full sun! I was given some bad information from a local greenhouse worker, who assured me it would do fine in a container located in a windy, southern exposure. It was fine at first, but gradually two-thirds of it dried up and died. I would try it in a shady spot again, as it was attractive before it burned to a crisp.

Great groundcover, indeed. I had some growing in my yard in AL a couple of years ago and fell in love with it, even though I never did see it bloom. Each plant can spread up to 18" and probably beyond as each trailing stem grows its own roots. I had it planted alongside the green moneywort and the contrast was wonderful.

This little plant has actually agreed to grow in my dry rock garden, filling in around a dwarf goatsbeard. It's been alive for years now, in my 4b zone

This plant provides beautiful contrast next to just about any other darker leaved plant. It can be pretty invasive but to my experience it at least has the decency to stay off the sidewalk. It grows rapidly & fills in any little (or big) bare spots you might have in your garden quite nicely. Very lush looking & eye catching. It overwintered well & had no problem holding up on the East side of my home in a dry, scorching Oklahoma summer with fairly regular watering. It never even looked thirsty but I'm sure it would have been a different story had it been planted in a Western or Southern location with full afternoon sun. It will lose it's chartreuse glow in full shade.

This plant is winter hardy here in zone 6. It is good for a groundcover, but very shallowly rooted, so it must be kept watered. I like to use it as a trailing plant in containers, too. In full shade it loses a lot of it's chartreuse color and becomes more lime green. Morning sun is best, if you can supply it, or dappled shade.

Chartreuse/yellow version of common Moneywort. Can be used in ponds, watergardens, marginal areas, needs water consistantly, sun to part shade.

Can become invasive, good under roses or any other bare spot that needs brightening up. Doesn't like full shade and may burn out in full sun in hot zones.