Creeping Jenny, also known as moneywort, is a beautiful ornamental plant that is popular for potting, gardens, and ground cover. It produces beautiful yellow flowers in the summer and requires little upkeep once established. To keep the plant looking healthy, trim back any long or straggly stems or tatty leaves during the growing season.
Creeping Jenny plants thrive in moist conditions, so they should be planted in naturally moist areas like water gardens or water them frequently to prevent soil drying out. Overwintering the plant and cutting the foliage back in late fall can help minimize decay or fungal diseases.
To maintain the moisture-loving nature of Creeping Jenny, it is essential to keep the soil moist and not let it dry out. The plant thrives in bright, filtered sunlight but can tolerate partial shade. Avoid exposing the plant to direct sunlight for optimal growth.
When not getting direct sunlight, Creeping Jenny needs 0.8 cups of water every 9 days when potted in a 5.0″ pot. It will grow best in positions with full sun or partial shade, as full sun will bring out the best of the leaf color.
If you grow this low-maintenance plant, keep it confined to containers or garden beds and away from woodlands or wetlands. Keep the soil moist, not soggy, and water around the base of the plants to avoid splashing the leaves. By following these steps, you can ensure the health and longevity of your Creeping Jenny plant.
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Why is my creeping Jenny dying suddenly?
Wilting is a detrimental disease that impairs the vitality, causes the leaves of creeping jenny to sag, and ultimately results in the death of the plant due to factors such as a lack of water, inadequate lighting, or infection by pathogens.
Why is my creeping Jenny not doing well?
Creeping jenny plants may suffer from poor health due to poor soil conditions. Well-draining soil is crucial as waterlogged soil can expose the plant to disease and prevent it from absorbing nutrients. Creeping jenny can thrive in loamy, sandy, and other types of soil as long as it isn’t soggy. Well-draining soil allows roots to breathe, preventing compacted roots. Soil pH is another factor to consider. Creeping jenny can thrive in slightly acid, neutral, and slightly alkaline soils, but too much leaning can cause problems.
Regularly check the soil with a pH test kit. To make the soil more alkaline, use an agricultural liming agent, while adding organic matter like compost or peat moss can improve drainage, raise the bed, and provide more nutrients for the plant’s health.
Why is my creeping jenny dying?
The creeping jenny, a popular plant for its beautiful foliage and quick spread, can be a potential invasive species in some areas. However, it is essential to ensure proper watering to prevent early plant death. The plant’s popularity stems from its attractive yellow flowers, which are not very short-lived. If the creeping jenny appears to be in poor health, it is crucial to address the issue. Researching the causes of the plant’s health is essential, as there can be numerous reasons for its illness.
This article will provide an overview of common problems that may pose a threat to the creeping jenny’s health and offer solutions to each issue. By following these guidelines, you can ensure the health and longevity of your creeping jenny, making it a valuable addition to your garden.
Why is my Creeping Jenny turning brown and dying?
The creeping Jenny plant, a perennial that prefers fresh, moist conditions, often turns brown due to prolonged drought. To prevent this, it is recommended to water the plant occasionally during dry periods, especially in sunny areas. In harsh locations, the plant loses its foliage after the leaves turn brown. This plant is suitable for garden and balcony flowering, and is hardy in colder climates, with mild winters allowing it to retain its leaves. To overwinter, place the perennial in a sheltered spot on a block of wood and wrap it with a fleece to protect it from the cold.
Can Creeping Jenny get too much sun?
Creeping jenny plants can be planted in full sun to part shade, but too much sun can bleach the leaves. They need well-draining soil and are not picky about soil pH. Plant them in early spring in moist soil, 2 feet apart, and they will spread in all directions to form a dense carpet. If overcrowding is a concern, use containers or keep them away from other plants. Cut back the plants as needed, and don’t let the soil dry out.
Keep the plants moist, not soggy, and water around the base to avoid splashing the leaves. Feed them with a balanced fertilizer like 10-10-10 in the spring, following the amount indicated on the product label.
What are the cons of creeping Jenny?
Creeping Jenny, an ornamental plant, is considered an invasive species in many areas and may not be available at local nurseries. Golden or “Auria” varieties are less invasive than the green variety. It is important to keep creeping Jenny away from the yard, even if planted in containers, as it can quickly establish itself and grow like wildfire. Drier soil may impede its growth. Creeping Jenny can be used as a spiller plant in pots and hanging baskets, but should be paired with taller plants to avoid smothering the small low-grower. Its foliage colors contrast well with dark green and brightly colored flowers.
Can Creeping Jenny be an indoor plant?
Creeping Jenny is a popular houseplant that thrives in long-lasting, direct light and should be less than 1 foot from a window. It needs 0. 5 cups of water every 9 when not getting direct sunlight and is potted in a 5″ pot. To personalize watering recommendations, use our water calculator or download Greg for advanced recommendations. Creeping Jenny loves being close to bright, sunny windows.
Can Creeping Jenny be overwatered?
Droopy leaves in Creeping Jenny plants can be caused by overwatering, which causes leaves to turn yellow and brown, and underwatering, which leaves them with crisp, drier soil. Overwatering can cause roots to rot and leaves to droop, while underwatering can leave them looking like they’ve seen better days. Poor drainage is another cause, as it creates a soggy environment for roots, blocking nutrient uptake and inviting disease. These factors can lead to droopy leaves and distress in the plant.
Does Creeping Jenny turn yellow?
Creeping Jenny, also known as Moneywort, is an evergreen groundcover native to Europe and naturalized in Eastern North America. This perennial plant, which can grow up to 2 feet wide, produces yellow flowers in the summer and can thrive in partial shade. It is not bothered by pests or diseases and requires little care once established. The plant is hardy from zones 3-11. Creeping Jenny is typically planted in early spring but can take root anytime in mild weather and needs regular watering.
It prefers full sun to partial shade and should be protected from the afternoon sun in warmer locations. The plant produces cup-shaped yellow flowers in the summer, which are about 1-inch in diameter and require no deadheading. The plant is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil and requires protection from the afternoon sun.
Is Creeping Jenny Poison?
Creeping Jenny, also known as Lysimachia nummularia, is a non-toxic plant used in herbal medicine for treating various ailments. Although no longer available for sale on our online store, this plant is part of our Archived Plant Collection. If you’re interested in purchasing large quantities of this plant, please contact us for special sourcing and delivery. This information is for the informational benefit of others.
Is Creeping Jenny a fast grower?
Creeping jenny, also known as moneywort, is a popular ground cover plant for both beginners and experienced landscapers due to its fast growth and lack of maintenance. Despite being considered an invasive plant, with proper monitoring, it can be grown and propagated for years. The plant thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9, requiring full sun and well-draining, moist soil. It can grow in partial shade but not as fast as in full sun. The leaves turn golden yellow in full sunlight and pale green in partially shady areas, but too much sun can cause them to blanch.
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Hello, I was perusal your article, and it was very informative. I was wondering what plant you had with the creeping Jenny in the blue pot. It is very unique, and I love the red and green leaves on it. Could you please tell me what it is? Is it a sun/shade plant? Now that I know how to prune my Jenny and to re plant it, I will have it grow again through the winter months indoors. Thanks again from a 1st time Canadian fan who loves a creeping Jenny.
Hey Jeff. Great to hear from you as always. The creeping Jenny is a star in your pots. The front planter looks fantastic. With the mobility needed to winterize your windmill palm it’s a reminder to me how your climate gives you 4 proper seasons. Beautiful heat in the summer but occasional baltic freezes in the winter. Cheers
💚💚💚❤ I’ve got it hanging down from hanging pots and then going down from my porch flower bed so it looks like a continuous waterfall. I love it! Yours all these years made me had to have them 😁 I’m in 5b only a couple hours away from you and was wondering if I needed to bring some in over the winter. This article was perfect timing for me.
Yessss love Creeping Jenny, beautiful… I love this trailing out of pots. Is it also called Golden Globe? Anyway I’m in Florida 9b. No wonder it sometimes doesn’t do too well in the direct sun but I think partial and shade is best here for mine.. but then again I’m not very good at taking care of my plants yet and fertilizing when I’m supposed to.
I’ve been trying to grow CJ under a tree in my yard, It used to be kinda swampy in that area, BUT, NOW it has been not so wet. I had been so wanting to have it grow and be happy under my oak tree, in a once swampy area that I took a big pot with it growing there and unpotted the whole plant, and put it under that tree and had kinda loosened up the potted soil and rootball. BUT, now it isn’t so wet under that tree, and I will have to use a good bit of mulch to help keep that soilball with the CJ in it moist enough to HOPEFULLY make that CJ happy and to get covering the ground under that oak tree. BTW, the oak that I have IS an oak that does good with WET SOIL . What is odd is that, in some spots of my yard, I see little spots of creeping jenny in my yard in FULL SUN. And, every time that I cut my grass, I run over them and they get short, BUT, they stay growing anyway in those spots! But, under that oak tree, I can’t seem to keep it happy enough to take hold. And, IF I try another type of GROUNDCOVER< it could maybe stay too wet for THOSE to be happy. I have Vinca and Pachysandra, BOTH growing as "groundcovers", under my biggest/ oldest Pin oak. Pulling up some "divisions" ( not CJ) would be free and easy, BUT, it COULD possibly be too damp in that area too. At times, I have had to get a friend to use a truck with 4 wheel drive and chains to get my LAWN mower out of the swampy muck. BUT, so far THIS YEAR, no more extra wet down there. I'm just NOT SURE if I will ever really NEED a groundcover that will be good for WET SOILS, OR if the well drained soil groundcovers would be best. That approx area has a "natural spring" under it from what my dad had told me, BUT, it is NOT going to show water up on the soil surface, UNLESS we get some rain, THEN you can see a bunch of extra moisture show up around the tree, and the excess water will just SIT on the surface of the soil around the tree. Last year, I had to keep track of not getting myself stuck in the mud around that tree while cutting the grass around it.
Hi Jeff. I’m wondering if I left it in my containers outside with virtually no care would it come back for me? I’m 5b/6a. Believe it or not I had a hard time finding it the previous year. This year it almost took over my containers. Have you ever left yours outside in containers just to fend for itself?
I heard him mention something about growing these around a pond to keep back algae but I have seen probably what this is around a pond here in WV and it kept the algae back but it started a wildfire of growth with Cattails along the edge and then out towards the center of the pond in 10 ft deep water the cat tails were rooting down that far to the bottom of the pond and a friend of mine owns this private pond and he said, it had never had Cattails on it before but he bought shoreline defense and eliminated them after two treatments in one summer and that stuff really works but it also killed the grass those Vine looking things and everything else around the perimeter of the pond but it can be sprayed directly on the water and it only makes the fish slightly ever so sluggish for about two days and they’re back healthy but I remember the vine looking like this right here and it was a light green color… I’m not saying the vine caused his cattail issues but it’s something to take note on ahead of time if someone uses this around like a farm pond or something and they notice any development of different plant growth especially on one plant growth like Cattails because they overtake waterways quickly and it may be good for certain species of fish and other Wildlife but they’re too much of a pain to keep managed and killed out and then removed
Have you ever tried growing the ‘Summer Sunset’ or ‘Snow-N-Summer’ Asiatic Jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum)? That would give you a trailer of a different color palette (or there’s the normal dark green form). Maybe they don’t sell it where you are? I dunno. Common as muck here, obviously. Supposedly hardy to zone 7. Just curious.
Can you send me where I can order this online creeping jenny or Creeping Charlie please I’m having a hard time ordering it I’m in Yuma Arizona can you help me on this one send me online second-order Creeping Charlie I’m in love with that plant they don’t have it here in Yuma Arizona so people Lowe’s you don’t really they really don’t carry the Creeping Charlie at the very very rare that they order it or comes in their store I need some help so I can order it can you help me please God bless you.🙏
I might be the only person on earth who can’t keep my Jenny creepin 🙁 I’m in south Louisiana and it’s hotter than the devil’s ass. We’ve had heat warnings this whole summer, it’s barely rained a drop and now we are under red flag warnings, fire bans. The governor recently said we are in a state of emergency or something bc of the heat 🥵 I try to water jenny correctly to keep the soil damp but idk. My green thumbed neighbor isn’t home right now for me to get help. Poor Jenny 😩 can’t say I haven’t tried!!!!!
Thank you, I found creeping Jenny at Walmart and got thinking… I have a bad spot in my yard that’s a weed covered slope that I can’t mow. This might be perfect for that spot. Maybe I’ll combine it with some vinca vine? Wouldn’t the light green and yellow go nice with the dark green vinca ?? My slope is a mix of sun & shade .
I just bought a pot because we always had it in the garden, but it got powdery mildew and we had to rip a lot of stuff out because it was already dying. So right now I’m having it as a house plant and I will put propagations everywhere in the garden next spring. I absolutely love it. Even under my grow lights indoors it’s beautiful and neon. I already started a tray of propagations in Moss. 😊😍