Golden Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’)

Golden Moneywort, also known as Creeping Jenny, is a vibrant, fast-growing perennial groundcover with round, bright yellow-green leaves that turn more golden in full sun. It’s an excellent choice for filling in spaces or as a trailing plant in containers or hanging baskets. This plant produces small, yellow flowers in late spring to early summer, though it’s primarily grown for its foliage. Golden Moneywort thrives in moist conditions and works well along edges, in ponds, or as an erosion-control plant.

Category

Sun Needs:

  • Full sun to part shade
  • Best color in full sun but tolerates shade

Bloom Time:

  • Late spring to early summer (May to June)
Size:

Height: 4 to 6 inches tall
Width: 12 to 18 inches spread (can spread aggressively)

Attributes:
  • Bright yellow-green foliage that turns golden in the sun
  • Low-growing, mat-forming groundcover
  • Small yellow flowers appear in late spring to early summer
  • Tolerates moist conditions, making it ideal for wet areas or pond edges
  • Great for filling in gaps in garden beds, along borders, or as a living mulch
  • Can become invasive in some climates; best contained in a controlled space or container
  • Attracts pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies
Companion:
  • Hostas
  • Astilbe
  • Ferns
  • Coral Bells (Heuchera)
  • Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum)
  • Epimedium
  • Brunnera
  • Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
  • Bugleweed (Ajuga)
  • Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

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