Seasonal Wild Flowers

Creeping-Jenny

Primulaceae

June to August

It is found throughout the country, except for a few parts

of the North.

See the BSBI distribution map for Creeping-Jenny

It grows in damp woods, hedges and grassland, and

beside paths and streams.

Plants in the wild are a mixture of native and garden

escapes.

Creeping-Jenny is a native, evergreen, creeping,

perennial herb, growing up to 60cm.

Flowers are 5-merous, up to 2.5cm, with yellow petals

and anthers.

The petals are slightly fringed with small teeth, and

with black, glandular spots.

Leaves are opposite, round to oval, and up to 3.5cm.

Stems are creeping.

It spreads by stem fragmentation and seeds.

Creeping-Jenny clump

Spreading stems

Flower from above - glandular black dots

Flower from side

Leaves - round and opposite