Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Alternate Names:
Golden Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' is a great foreground option that can form tidy low growth and add texture, especially when given stable conditions and patience. It adapts well with or without CO₂.
Care At-A-Glance
Difficulty: Easy
Type: Stem plant - creeping herbacious perennial
Size: Stem width of 3cm, height 5 - 40cm Native Range: Central Europe - introduced in Japan, North America
Position and Usage: Foreground ("street"), Midground to background
CO2 Requirements: Not required
Growth Rate: Moderate - Fast
Lighting: 2/5 – 4/5 - grows well under partial shade
Water Conditions: 4-28°C, 5.5 – 7.5 pH. Highly adaptable and suitable for coldwater aquariums down to almost freezing temperatures
Propagation/Reproduction: Cuttings Special requirements: None. Good quality substrate and fertilization as usual for any aquatic plant Emersed Growth: Naturally amphibious plant. Grows upright in aquariums but creeps along the soil as groundcover when grown emersed
Detailed Information
Overview
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (Golden Creeping Jenny, Golden Moneywort, Creeping Loosestrife) An extemely undemanding and versatile plant, Golden Creeping Jenny is one of the easiest aquarium plants - requiring neither high lighting or CO2. Lysimachia m. is one of the oldest aquarium plants due to its easy of cultivation and is popular in "Dutch" style aquascapes.
This beautiful "award winning" cultivar produces attractive golden leaves in the aquarium and can also be grown emersed in a terrarium, as a houseplant or even in gardens!
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