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Lamiaceae
Ground Ivy Flower
Glechoma hederacea
Persistence and healing.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Glechoma
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile, any type
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Before hops became standard, Ground Ivy was the primary bittering and preserving agent in beer production throughout medieval Europe.
- Its older name 'Gill-over-the-ground' comes from the French 'guiller' meaning to ferment, referencing its role in brewing.
- The plant contains compounds with anti-inflammatory properties and was used in traditional medicine to treat ear infections and coughs.
- It spreads via stolons that root at every node, and a single plant can colonize several square yards in one growing season.
- In Elizabethan England, it was called 'Alehoof' and was so important to brewing that its sale was regulated by local authorities.
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tenacity
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humble usefulness