Signs of Spring: Ground Ivy
2020-04-22 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
According to Wikipedia, Glechoma hederacea is known by lots of names, including ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. While it's fought in the North American lawn care industry, this aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae is used as a salad green in many countries, and European settlers carried it around the world. Comments | Permalink
2020-04-22 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
According to Wikipedia, Glechoma hederacea is known by lots of names, including ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. While it's fought in the North American lawn care industry, this aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae is used as a salad green in many countries, and European settlers carried it around the world. Comments | Permalink