Re: name that plant

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• Subject: Re: name that plant
• From: r* a* j* c* <r*@skipjack.bluecrab.org>
• Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 17:06:55 -0400
• References: <199706061731.NAA12372@earthma.zelacom.com>

Isabelle Hayes wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me the name for a perennial (weed?) that grows around here
> in profusion?  It has leaves with scalloped edges, and blue flowers at this
> time of the year (zone 5), it propogates by sending out "feelers", or
> "shoots" (please excuse my ignorance), very like what wild strawberries do;
> 
> when crushed it gives off a rather harsh odor, one I imagine is offensive to
> insects.
> 
> Isabelle Hayes
> I think you are talking about "creeping Charlie" or "ground Ivy".  It is impossible to get rid of except by using "Roundup".  Even Victory Garden says its indestructible.
Jean Crump
Zone 7, Md
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