Guide to growing garden plants - Lysimachia Creeping Jenny
Members of the Lysimachia genus are usually upright hardy perennials that reach from 30 to 90cm in height; however some are low growing and reach only 7cm in height.
They have lance or rounded shaped leaves and flower in the summer.
Depending on the species of Lysichiton, there are many varieties of flowers, ranging from small stellar shaped yellow flowers to clusters of white flowers.
One of the common names for Lysimachia are Creeping Jenny and Golden Creeping Jenny.
How to grow Creeping Jenny
It is best to start growing Creeping Jenny and other Lysimachia outdoors from seeds in flats. Sow the seed on the surface in the autumn, and sink the flat into a completely shaded part of the garden, and cover with glass. It should take from one to three months for Creeping Jenny to germinate. Once the seedlings of Lysimachia have grown large enough that they are beginning to trail they can be transplanted into either a partially shaded or sunny part of the garden. It is best to space Creeping Lysimachia species about 50cm apart, and grow them in a moist soil.
Caring for Creeping Jenny in the garden
Once growing Creeping Jenny pretty much looks after itself as long as the soil in moist, in fact you may need to control it to stop it taking over the garden. In the autumn Lysimachia species should be cut back to ground level. If you do require to propagate more plants then they should be divided in the spring in cold areas or in the summer in warmer areas.