Creeping Jenny is a workhorse groundcover, and we mean that as a compliment. Its dense trailing stems root wherever a node touches moist soil, which means it fills in bare substrate fast and keeps spreading with almost no help from you.
It's the plant we reach for when a new terrarium build needs to look established quickly ā carpet a floor, soften the base of a hardscape piece, or let it cascade over the edge of a raised planting area.
Here's what you need to know
- Light: Bright indirect to medium light. More light keeps growth compact.
- Water: Keep soil consistently moist ā this plant does not like to dry out.
- Humidity: Adapts well to normal humidity; thrives even more in high-humidity terrariums.
- Growth: Fast trailing/creeping vine. Trim regularly to control spread.
- Pet safety: Generally considered non-toxic, though mild GI upset is possible if ingested in quantity.
In a terrarium or vivarium build
This is one of the fastest groundcovers we carry for filling in a bioactive build. Give it moist substrate and it will root and spread on its own, creating dense, natural-looking ground coverage within weeks.
Small batch in now. Each one ships ready to root and spread wherever you need coverage.
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