Yellow Star Creeper (Lysimachia Japonica Var. Minutissima) – 5 Pack Of Pint Pots

Other Common Names: Dwarf Creeping Jenny, Miniature Moneywort, Miniature Creeping Jenny, Yellow Star Creeper

About 5 years ago we literally stumbled across this amazing little “stepable” creeping plant. We had planted about a hundred Blue Star Creeper plants to fill the gaps between some stepping stones in a pathway in our gardens. The next year we were stunned to see that one of the small patches of “Blue Star Creeper” was covered with bright yellow star-shaped flowers instead of blue. The foliage and flower shape was so similar to the Blue Star Creeper our first though was that some kind of spontaneous mutation might’ve occurred. Needless to say, we were excited about the possibility of having discovered a new yellow flowering variety of Laurentia fluviatilis. After doing some online research, five minutes later we’d identified the plant, and to our amazement found that it was a plant scientifically known as Lysimachia japonica var. minutissima, a miniature version of one of our other favorite stepable plants: Golden Creeping Jenny. While we were a little disappointed about not having made a new discovery, we were very happy to have discovered this tough little beauty and now have it growing in gaps and crevices all over our gardens.

Having now had experience since 2014 in our gardens with Lysimachia japonica var. minutissima since 2014, we are ready to declare that what we commonly call Yellow Star Creeper and others might call dwarf creeping jenny or miniature moneywort, is one of if not the overall best choices among creeping plants for use in filling the gaps, crevices and spaces between stepping stones and pavers. It will fill any size space, but where it really excels among other choices is in those narrow inch-wide gaps between brick pavers, where it neatly fills the gaps without quickly growing all over the top of the pavers, which means no need for routine edging to keep plants in bounds. 

Yellow Star Creeper grows about a half-inch tall and maybe spreads 3 to 4 inches in full growing season. It will continue to spread unless contained by concrete or other surface or some type of border edging. It tolerates foot traffic without problem so long as the soil medium is slightly below the surface of the stepping stones or pavers. In our Georgia Zone 8a gardens the matt of tiny, glossy green leaves remains green year round. In late spring to early summer, one-quarter inch cute yellow, star-shaped flowers are held above the foliage. 

Landscape & Garden Uses

Yellow Star Creeper is ideal for use to fill the crevices, gaps and spaces between pavers and stepping stones or can also be used as a groundcover around perennials, shrubs and small trees such as Japanese maples. It’s also ideal for use as a soil cover in container gardens. It prefers a consistently moist to wet soil so we even have it growing in pots situated in the margins of our garden pond. A fine addition to partial shade gardens, yellow theme gardens, and Asian theme gardens.

Suggested Spacing:  6 inches apart to fill gaps or for mass plantings

Growing Preferences

Yellow Star Creeper is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained to wet soils in full sun to part shade. We’ve noticed that in full sun plants have thrived provided there is adequate moisture. USDA Zones 4a-9b Find Your Zone