Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Layer 5 · Ground cover
Ground cover

Status by region

No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.

Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).

Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.

About

Creeping herbaceous perennial with dense foliage and yellow flowers, useful as ground cover in damp and shaded locations. In a food forest, it suppresses weeds along margins and under shrubs. Prefers cool to waterlogged soils.

It can be planted now — September is one of the best months.

See which trees creeping Jenny grows well with

These trees share this species' soil and climate — the pairing is inferred from conditions, not from a guild we have already seen.

Avocado tree

No account needed.

Needs

Water: High
Light: Partial shade
Size: Mat-forming herbaceous perennial up to 0.1 m
Mature diameter: 0.5 m
Soils: Loam, Clay
Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean

Calendar

January
February
March — Planting
April — Harvest — Planting
May — Harvest
June — Harvest
July — Harvest
August — Harvest
September — Harvest — Planting
October — Planting
November
December

Harvest
Planting

Medicinal use: Traditionally used in infusions for coughs or as a topical astringent for healing minor wounds.

Where to buy

Central trees worth considering

May work well together — same soil and climate, complementary layers. We have not seen this combination in a generated guild yet.

Avocado tree

May grow well with

Suggestions worked out from growing conditions — same soil and climate, complementary layers and functions. These are not observed guilds; treat them as a starting point to try on your own land.