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Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 502801

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Glechoma Species: Glechoma hederacea

Common Names add Gill-Over-the-Ground edit | delete Haymaids edit | delete Groundivy edit | delete Ground Ivy edit | delete Hedgemaids edit | delete Creeping Charlie edit | delete Alehoof edit | delete Plant Types edit Evergreen Ground Cover Herb Perennial Weed   Zones / Hardiness edit 3a (to -35 F / -37 C) 3b (to -30 F / -34 C) 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C) 6a (to -5 F / -21 C) 6b (to 0 F / -18 C) 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 8a (to 15 F / -9 C) 8b (to 20 F / -7 C) 9a (to 25 F / -4 C) 9b (to 30 F / -1 C) 10a (to 35 F / 2 C) 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)   Spread (Maximum) edit < 6 inches (< 15 cm)   Flowering Start edit April   Flowering End edit July   Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium   Leaf Shape edit Cordate Obtuse Reniform   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit   Sun Exposure edit Partial Shade Full Shade   Soil Types edit Moist   Soil pH edit 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic) 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic) 7.0 (Neutral) 7.1 - 7.5 (Very slightly alkaline) 7.6 - 8.0 (Slightly alkaline)   Bloom Colour edit Purple   Wildlife Value edit   Propagation Techniques edit Seed   Skill Level edit   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...   Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican Sunflower)   Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy)   Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebell)   Galearis spectabilis (Showy Orchis) Contributors For This Plant FlowerFreak22 (9625) Netty (13946) toni (36069) jb19012 (126) Beeker (5) Gardens Containing This Plant   cheryljm's Garden jb19012's Garden FlowerFreak22's Garden Link To This Plant Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant: Forum link Direct link HTML code

Add Your Opinion About This Plant jb19012 (126) wrote on May 30 2012 Rating for this plant: Horrible invasive. Tough to kill. Wish I knew what its competitors were. I like this opinion 1 person likes this opinion Beeker (5) wrote on May 26 2020 Highly invasive, but if you love pollinators, keep this stuff handy. It is the first flower to bloom in the spring and bees love it. I like this opinion 1 person likes this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

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Other names for this plant:
Nepeta hederacea



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