Creeping Jenny

Cardinal Flower

About Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower

Creeping Jenny

Cardinal Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

moneywort, herb twopence,twopenny thot

Herbaceous perennial

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Near ponds, River side, Wet ground

Lakes, Pastures, Prairies, Roadsides, Swamps, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-103-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Red, Crimson, Dark Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cup shaped

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea

Headache, Rheumatism, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Bog Garden, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYSIMACHIA congestiflora 'Lyssi'

LOBELIA cardinalis

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie

Cardinal Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

creeping jenny

Cardinal Flower

7.2.2 In German

Pfennigkraut

Cardinal Flower

7.2.3 In French

Lysimaque nummulaire

Cardinal Flower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lysimachia nummularia

Cardinal Flower

7.2.5 In Greek

creeping jenny

Καρδινάλιος λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

creeping jenny

Cardinal Flower

7.2.7 In Polish

Tojeść rozesłana

Cardinal Flower

7.2.8 In Latin

creeping jenny

Cardinalis Flower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Lobeliaceae

8.6 Genus

Lysimachia

Lobelia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Lobelioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA56

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower? We provide you with everything About Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower. Creeping Jenny doesn't have thorns and Cardinal Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Creeping Jenny does not have fragrant flowers. Creeping Jenny has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cardinal Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower

Season and care of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Creeping Jenny season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cardinal Flower season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Creeping Jenny is Loam and for Cardinal Flower is Loam while the PH of soil for Creeping Jenny is Acidic, Neutral and for Cardinal Flower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower Physical Information

Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Jenny height is 760.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Cardinal Flower height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower are as follows:

Creeping Jenny flower color: Yellow and Orange
Creeping Jenny leaf color: Green
Cardinal Flower flower color: Red, Crimson and Dark Red
Cardinal Flower leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower

Care of Creeping Jenny and Cardinal Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Jenny pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cardinal Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Creeping Jenny needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cardinal Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.