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creeping jenny

Eden Jackson

creeping jenny

Eden Jackson

Creeping Jenny

©Richard Burkmarr

Creeping jenny

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Creeping jenny is a low-growing plant of wet grasslands, riverbanks, ponds and wet woods. It has cup-like, yellow flowers and is a popular choice for garden ponds.

Enw gwyddonol

Lysimachia nummularia

Pryd i'w gweld

May to August

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Height: up to 15cm
Common.

Habitats

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Bell-shaped, yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves are the defining characteristics of creeping jenny - a low-growing perennial that creeps through damp grasslands, pond margins, riverbanks and wet woodlands. It flowers from May to August and is most prevalent in the south of the UK. A popular garden plant, creeping jenny is good for pond margins and bog gardens, preferring shade to full sun.

What to look for

Creeping jenny has sunshine-yellow, cup-like flowers that are borne on stalks branching out from the main stem. Its heart-shaped or rounded leaves appear in opposite pairs up the length of the stem.

Where to find

Common in Wales and Southern England, scattered distribution elsewhere.

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Creeping jenny can be distinguished from its close relative, yellow pimpernel, by its much rounder leaves and more robust flowers. The flowers of yellow pimpernel are star-like.