- Genus
- Glechoma
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Common Names
- ale gill, alehoof, blue runner, candlesticks, cat's foot, cat's paws, creeping Charlie, creeping Jenny, crow victuals, crow's guts, devil's candlestick, field balm, field balsam, Gill, Gill-go-by-the-street, Gill-over-the-ground, Gill-run-over, hay maids, hayfoot, hayhoof, hedge maids, hen and chickens, hove, Jill-on-the-ground, purple chickweed, Robin-run-away, Robin-run-in-the-hedge, runaway Robin, tunhoof, turnhoof, wandering Jenny, wild snakeroot
About this plant
G. hederacea is a vigorously spreading, mat-forming evergreen perennial, creeping by prostrate stolons. Flowering stems sub-erect, to 10cm. Flowers are commonly deep blue, but pink and white forms also occur