Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Gold, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Yellow Green, Yellow

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half, Shade

 

Water

Low, Medium, High

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Shrub Border, Parking Strip, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Container, Filler, Mass Planting, Lawn Alternative, Hanging Baskets

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Golden creeping jenny is a trailing groundcover that grows in most situations, but prefers shade and moderate moisture. Its yellow fragrant flowers have 5 rounded petals nestled in the round leaf pairs in May and June. It forms dense mats of golden yellow to chartreuse foliage that can become invasive, but is well suited as a ground cover with larger, woody shrubs. Is attractive in rock walls and cascading out of pots.

Grow in well drained soil and full sun to part shade; it will even grow in full shade. In fact, it will probably grow anywhere. Easily propagated by either divisions or cuttings. Is slightly less assertive when grown in drier conditions. Given its prolific nature, avoid using in riparian corridor areas, as it has escaped "into the wild."