| 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. | |