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Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia: “Moneywort”

With some plants there is a fine line between friend and foe and lots of ground covers, by their very nature, fall into this category. Useful plants that will cover banks or unsightly, “tricky” areas can be prone to rapidly colonizing areas too, smothering everything in its path.

Creeping Jenny—a glossy, evergreen perennial and member of the Primulacea family—will quickly create a carpet of low-growing wandering stems covered in pairs of zingy, lime green oval leaves.

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Creeping jenny in bloom. Photograph by Danny S. via Wikimedia.
Above: Creeping jenny in bloom. Photograph by Danny S. via Wikimedia.

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