Ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
In Dutch: Hondsdraf
PerennialsCollection: Native species
Properties
- Height
- 15 to 60 cm
- Spread
- 10 to 50 cm per plant, creeps further
- Full grown after
- 2 to 5 years
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist to moderately dry, with humus
- Water
- Average
- Maintenance
- Low: cut back runners when needed
- Flowers
- April to June, blue-violet
- For bees
- Yes: nectar, April and May
- Hay fever
- Not or weakly allergenic
- Leaves
- Stay green
- Hardy
- Yes
- Native
- Yes
- Poisonous
- No, as far as is known; poisonous to horses
- Pricks or stings
- No
- Price, young
- About €2.58 to €4.99 each, 5-10 cm, in a small pot
- Price, grown
- Not for sale
Through the year
- Leaf
- all year
- Flower
- April to June
- Fruit
- no noticeable fruit