Creeping Jenny

Kaffir Lime

About Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime

Creeping Jenny

Kaffir Lime

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fruit

1.3 Origin

China

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

moneywort, herb twopence,twopenny thot

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Near ponds, River side, Wet ground

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-109-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cup shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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

Birds, Butterflies

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.

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

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

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYSIMACHIA congestiflora 'Lyssi'

CITRUS hystrix

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

7.2.1 In Hindi

creeping jenny

काफ़िर लाइम

7.2.2 In German

Pfennigkraut

Kaffernlimette

7.2.3 In French

Lysimaque nummulaire

combava

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lysimachia nummularia

cafre

7.2.5 In Greek

creeping jenny

Καφρός Lime

7.2.6 In Portuguese

creeping jenny

Kaffir Lime

7.2.7 In Polish

Tojeść rozesłana

kaffir wapno

7.2.8 In Latin

creeping jenny

Cafres Lime

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Lysimachia

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime

Wondering what are the properties of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime? We provide you with everything About Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime. Creeping Jenny doesn't have thorns and Kaffir Lime doesn't have thorns. Also Creeping Jenny does not have fragrant flowers. Creeping Jenny has allergic reactions like Not Available and Kaffir Lime 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 Kaffir Lime and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime

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

Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime Physical Information

Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Jenny height is 760.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime are as follows:

Creeping Jenny flower color: Yellow and Orange
Creeping Jenny leaf color: Green
Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime

Care of Creeping Jenny and Kaffir Lime include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Jenny pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning. In summer Creeping Jenny needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.