Creeping Charlie, Glechoma Hederacea or ground ivy

Monek Marie

That invasive Creeping Charlie has many useful benefits. So if you can not remove it - use it!

https://www.healthygreensavvy.com/creeping-charlie-uses/?fbclid=IwAR2uqU-hsmXVCvhuP9D9ntKkDDbMu-cQfzd7FrYhMMs5vuP7L6lP8_t0z2A#:~:text=Though%20you%20may%20have%20only,a%20medicinal%20and%20culinary%20herb.

Torey

This is a really good article! Quotes excellent sources for information and has lots of links.

Monek Marie

@torey Creeping Charlie is so abundant around here. I had to see what other uses I could find for it.

It seems like the plants you grow up considering to be a nuisance end up being this great underrated plant.

stephanie447

Very interesting. Doesn't look like the ivy we have the in the backyard but I'll be on the look for it now!

RustBeltCowgirl

I have a ton of it. A few weeks ago, it was serving as a concert hall. I was being treated to a symphony of very happily buzzing bees as they foraged on it.

jowitt.europe

It is sometimes planted in balcony beds, as they rank nicely down. And the leaves are dipped in melted chocolate and used for decorating puddings. I use it in my mixtures for better digestion as they are supposed to help digest fat and heavy meal. My bees love them and they look nice in the garden.