What is Creeping Jenny?
Creeping jenny is known by the alternate names moneywort, creeping charlie and twopenny grass. Its scientific name is Lysimachia nummularia. The plant is native to Europe but grown in the US and in other places as ground cover. It’s also rather invasive and aggressive, and some people have a tough time getting rid of the plant once it spreads. Despite its reputation as a nuisance plant, many gardeners choose creeping jenny because it can spread easily and makes for attractive groundcover over large areas. The name creeping jenny is a little unusual, and many people wonder about its origin. The plant was once used as a whooping cough remedy, which was alternately called “chinne cough,” and in some explanations, the name jenny is viewed as a corruption of chinne. One very unusual old wives tale regarding this plant is that snakes would use it if they got injured, though little evidence exists to support this. Some people thus called the plant serpentaria. Other herbal uses for moneywort
