| Description | Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) is a plant that goes by many names. When it gets into a person's lawn it goes by many off-color names that I can't print. Difficult to eradicate. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Sunlight | prefers shade, but it will grow in the full sun, just not as aggressive. |
| Moisture | prefers moist, average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small light blue to purple, in axillary clusters |
| Leaves | green, simple, aromatic when crushed, scallop or crenate edges |
| Stems | long creeping stems, root at each node, square |
| Dimensions | It can form a impenetrable mat of foliage, especially in moist shaded spots. |
| Maintenance | Because of its ability to root at each node it can be difficult plants to get out of the lawn. In one garden I maintain this is a problem plant. I have got it under control through persistent and selective pulling. |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Eurasian import |
| Misc Facts | French used this plant to flavor beer. AKA: Gill-over-the-ground |
| Author's Notes | One of the hardest weeds to control in the lawn. Needs to be hit with a herbicide more than once. Very early to appear in the spring and lasts late into the fall. |
| Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service) |
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