New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Creeping Charlie |
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Ground Ivy |
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Gill-over-Ground |
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Hedgemaids |
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Alehoof |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 4 - 6 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Uses: | Groundcover Salad greens Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Layering Division Stolons and runners Offsets Other: roots develop when branched stems touch the ground; difficult to eradicate |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Control Those Weeds: Creeping CharlieThe first in a series of articles on controlling weeds covers Creeping Charlie.
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| Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 22, 2011 12:31 PM In my estimation, a horrible weed. [ Reply to this comment | |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Check ID? by dirtdorphins | Sep 21, 2015 7:13 AM | 0 |
| What is eating my creeping Charlie plants I keep on patio by ibhardcase | Jul 18, 2019 2:32 AM | 1 |
| Help by Kizx5 | Jun 10, 2019 3:52 AM | 6 |
| What is this and how do I get rid of it? by Scharpe | May 14, 2019 1:46 AM | 2 |
| Invasive Weed by Riverdog17 | May 11, 2019 6:05 AM | 4 |
| What are these species please? by Nick157 | Feb 25, 2019 5:10 PM | 13 |
| Why is my swedish ivy dying? by Newbieplanter | Jan 28, 2019 8:19 AM | 5 |
| a nasty weed by TIRO | Oct 3, 2018 6:18 AM | 9 |
| Any ideas by luvsgrtdanes | Jun 1, 2018 6:01 PM | 7 |
| flower identification by samw0313 | May 27, 2018 6:58 AM | 4 |
| Front yard plants by SweetPizza | May 14, 2018 4:28 AM | 4 |
