Scientific Name: Glechoma hederacea
Common Name: creeping Charlie, ground ivy
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Origin: Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial, Vine or climber, Weed (horticultural)
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Horizontal, Pendulous
Form: Creeping / Mat-like, Weeping
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Bedding plant, Container planting, Medicinal plant, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Opposite, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Orbicular, Reniform, Crenate
Flowers: Verticillaster, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Mar-Apr-May-Jun-Jul
Fruit: Schizocarp, Brown, Aug-Sep
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, most blades reniform to orbicular, 2-5cm wide, margin crenate, petioles 2-10cm long; florets mostly 3 per node, lavender-blue with purple spots, Mar-Jul, amongst leaf-like bracts.