Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Europe
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
creeping jenny
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
30140
0
40000
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Habitat
Near ponds, River side, Wet ground
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Asthma
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Groundcover
Botanical Name
LYSIMACHIA nummularia 'Goldilocks'
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Creeping jenny, moneywort, herb twopence and twopenny thot
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
Lysimachia Nummularia
Bassia scoparia
In German
Lysimachia Nummularia
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Lysimaque nummulaire
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Lysimachia nummularia
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Λυσιμαχία nummularia
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Lysimachia nummularia
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
tojeść rozesłana
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Lysimachiam nummularia
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Caryophyllales
Family
Primulaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Lysimachia
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
304
1
27800
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