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Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Herbaceous Perennial

Habit

Mat forming

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Yellow in Summer

Foliage

Yellow in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

Size

Ultimate height

Up to 10 cm

Ultimate spread

0.5-1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years


Preferred common name

golden creeping Jenny

Family

Primulaceae


Lysimachia are herbaceous or evergreen perennials with simple leaves and star-shaped, cupped or bowl-shaped flowers in terminal racemes or panicles, or solitary in leaf axils

Very vigorous evergreen perennial forming a wide mat of creeping stems clothed in small, rounded or ovate, golden-yellow leaves. Solitary, short-stalked, cup-shaped bright yellow flowers 2cm in width

How to grow

Sunlight

  • Full sun
  • Part shade

Aspect

  • South-facing, East-facing or West-facing
  • Exposed or Sheltered

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich soil, can tolerate moist and dry soils and full sun or partial shade. Useful as edging plant near bog gardens or in a container but it can be invasive

Soil

  • Moist but well-drained, Well-drained or Poorly-drained
  • Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
  • Sand, Loam, Chalk or Clay

Propagation

Propagate by stem cuttings in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Patio/Container Plants, Ground Cover or Wildlife Gardens


How to care

Pruning

Trim back wandering stems

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free