Moneywort...lysmacnia nummalaria...awful weed!
Buy licorish plant instead. If it escapes you are doomed to a long fignt.
Linda C

I've never seen it used as an annual as far as I can remember, but I do have some golden creeping jenny which I grow in a container on my patio. I have to admit to really loving this stuff, but I won't put it in the ground - I've heard too many horror stories.

linnea, if you grow it in a pot, it will trail, and you can easily root pieces of it. You can overwinter it in an unheated garage, and then use it the next spring for cuttings for your hanging baskets. I'd think you'd always have a supply this way. Or just save your annual pots with the creeping jenny (again, overwinter in garage) and then replant them with new annuals - the old annuals will have died but the creeping jenny will still be there.

HTH!
:)
Dee
P.S. Be careful how you dispose of it - if you just dump it out somewhere, or try to compost it in a cold pile, it may take over!

Yes, you can use Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) in containers! It's very lovely as it cascades down over the edges. I have it in some window boxes. I did make the mistake of planting it in the ground around perennials years ago, so needless to say, I have an endless supply of the stuff. It is easy to pull out, though, and is nothing like some of the other invasive plants which come up as seedlings or underground runners. CJ comes up as a small clump. I do like it in the ground growing amongst my burgundy ajuga, and it stays well-behaved in there. It gets more of a chartreuse green depending upon the amount of sun. It is often marketed as a ground cover but I would not recommend using it that way.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Creeping Jenny Info

Creeping jenny is a perennial and survives just fine overwinter here in window boxes. It is easy to propogate so you dont have to buy much (or any if you know someone who has some). The down side of this is that it is agressive and pieces can and do either grow to the ground and root or just break off and root where they fall. Still, I disagree that it is nasty. The golden variety is very nice mingling in with other plants and trailing out of planters. I find it pretty easy to keep in control because it pulls out easy. Once in your yard though getting rid of it completely would be a chore.

It also can be used as a water plant. I have some in a pre-form pond outside. Plan on putting some in my aquarium later. Deb