Lysimachia, Creeping Jenny, Moneywort 'Goldilocks'

Fantastic plant as a trailer in a container garden. I would never consider using as ground cover for fear of it getting out of control. ...Read More Even though it’s supposed to be hardy in my z8a, it has died every winter. It’s reasonably priced so i don’t mind buying every year. Likes lots of water, esp. if potted.

'Goldilocks' looks like a weed if maintained as a tiny specimen, but en masse it's a great accent plant. Where it grows bright yellow in ...Read Morefull sun, a 6' patch is visible from 100'+ away, making adjacent green areas (including lawn) look greener and better. Use it around shrubs having "long legs" (such as Forsythia, Viburnum, burning bush, ninebark, crape myrtle, rose of Sharon, etc.) to squeeze out weeds while providing color contrast. Looks especially striking near any plants having maroon foliage/stems such as ninebark 'Diablo', Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate', and the burgundy varieties of Japanese barberry. Just make sure that its companion plant is too tall for it to climb over and smother. Is also a refreshing substitute for those uninteresting (and usually weedy) suburban lawn strips located between roadway and sidewalk.

In my zone 6a it also provides winter interest, turning a pink color, regardless of sun exposure!

I've been growing it extensively in my front and rear yards for the past 4 growing seasons and although it flowers, it has yet to spread via seed.

It spreads fastest in full sun, but only if you weed it often and/or apply something like Preen. Yet it actually can spread with FAR less help from the gardener in full shade than in full sun because in full shade it gets much less competition from weeds (such as dandelion, clover, crabgrass) that would otherwise go ballistic in full sun.

Exhibits the very peculiar characteristic of spreading in ALL directions; including into the deepest low-canopy shade of shrubs while its adjacent stems are expanding further and faster into full-time direct sunlight. Thus, although full sun gives 'Goldilocks' the greatest growth rate, the plant doesn't bend toward the light source as most plants do.

It takes as little as 2 weeks to root stem cuttings in only water, but moist peat or vermiculite is quicker and more reliable.

Persistently wet conditions in late winter / early spring can promote a white moldy looking fungus on its roots, which can kill off nearly an entire patch. Curiously, no other plant in close proximity to it shows such an affliction. I've never ever seen this disease on any other plant. However, large 'Goldilocks' areas that had died off from disease were successfully (And quickly!) re-established from rooted stem cuttings obtained from undiseased patches located elsewhere in my yard. So plant them in several different locations so as not to put all your eggs in one basket, so that you will increase your chance of having a safe zone that can be used for re-population in case one or more areas should die off from root fungus disease. Remember that it's VERY easy to propagate from stem cuttings. So you can restore diseased areas formerly covered with 'Goldilocks' from cuttings taken from disease-free areas, but don't replant the diseased area until at least June when the fungus has abated.

I've observed that it does not do well in the compacted soil of my foot paths, long after I stopped walking there. So I question how long it could be useful if planted between walking stones (which I haven't yet tried).

Its worst downside is that its soil must be maintained moist. 'Goldilocks' is not a good choice for regions that are subject to scorching summer drought.

I've used this in containers in shade and partial shade. It's a reliable, fast-growing foliage plant that trails over the side of the con...Read Moretainer. When paired with bright coloured flowers or other rich coloured foliage plants like coleus, it can create an attention-grabbing combination. It's also easy to care for and tough as nails - it can withstand all kinds of adverse weather.

Be careful when putting it in the same container with other small, low-growing plants, as Goldilocks can quickly engulf its small companions. If it gets unruly, simply pinch back some of the stems.

I love this plant. It is a great trailer plant in containers. It's bright leaves look great paired up with the dark leaves of the NG I...Read Morempatiens. If grown in the sun it is a golden color, if grown in the shade it is more of a chartruse color. I had also planted it in a flower bed and was surprised to see it had come back this spring as it was labeled as an annual. It has spread quite a bit and is doing a great job of filling in a bare spot that I don't know what to do with. Tons of small yellow flowers fill the vines also.