When does it show its yellow flowers?

Flowering time in the summer months

The heyday of the pennywort offered. Lysimachia nummulariaIm, lies in the middle of summer. When exactly the flowers appear and how long it lasts also depends on the variety. The current weather can also bring the flowering time forward by a few days or even postpone it.

The months of June to July are considered a safe flowering time. However, the first buds often open in May while the last specimens wither in August. The pennywort is perennial and hardy which is why a new flowering period is heralded every year.

Relationship between location and heyday

The pennywort is versatile. So it can be in the Balcony box like in the damp earth at the pond grow. Even in the aquarium the pennywort is to be found.

The location has at the flower formation resp. to have a say in the heyday. Because the sunnier it is, the earlier and more luxuriantly the pennywort blooms. In the aquarium, on the other hand, there is no flowering at all if the shoots are not allowed to break through the water surface.

This is what the flowers look like

The leaves of this plant are small and round. The plant remains true to this shape when it forms its flowers. They appear individually in the leaf axils, in close proximity to the leaves. The fact that the flowers stand out clearly from the foliage is due to their color.

• simple, unfilled cup-shaped flowers
• each consisting of five petals
• The petals and stamens are bright yellow
• The diameter of the flower reaches approx. 3 cm
• the flowers are not fragrant

Capsule fruits are rare

Since the small yellow flowers are often approached by all kinds of insects, pollination should not be a problem. However, capsule fruits are rarely seen, as the flowers are mostly sterile.