Re: Progress on the garden wall

Take a look at the leaves and flowers - if they have stalks the plant is ground ivy, if not it is henbit. They are related members of the mint family and very similar in appearance.
Cathy
On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 12:02 PM, Marge Talt wrote:

Hey Melody,

With tiny purple flowers, I will bet you bottom dollar that your
plant is Glechoma hederacea, AKA creeping Charlie AKA ground ivy.
Another clue is that this plant has a definite scent; not unpleasant
but very noticeable when you pull it.  I have it in abundance.  Have
written about it with some scans that might help you in IDing your
pest.  Check here:

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/19409

scroll down; it's toward the bottom of the article.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
who'd best get back to work!

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From: Melody <mhobertm@excite.com>

Ceres: The following is a real question, not meant in jest, tho' it
might sound like it: How do you distinguish Creeping Jenny from
Creeping
Charlie? I'm sorry, I don't know the official names of either of
these,
but one of them is downright invading my entire property...I've
pretty
much resigned myself to having this creeping plant everywhere and I
do
like the little tiny purple flowers, but I'd just like to know
which one
I have.



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Sun 01/04,  < Cersgarden@aol.com > wrote:
From:  [mailto: Cersgarden@aol.com]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 12:41:36 EST
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall

In a message dated 1/4/04 10:56:46 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net
writes:<br><br><< Sagina subulata is Irish Moss. >><br><br>Kitty,
do you
have this in your garden? My experience in my garden is it <br>does
fine 
but does not rapidly spread. I have used it around stepping stones.
<br>There are several varieties of ajuga that do well & add color
variation. Also <br>love Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' (creeping
jenny)
as a nice ground cover & <br>the color enhances other plants.

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