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It is not an out of control weed in my garden, but I still consider it undesirable. I remove it manually every year, the minute I see it...Read More
Anyone interested in controlling the growth of this plant shouldn't introduce it into the soil. I have enjoyed growing this edible herbal...Read More
This thug grows in my backyard where only moss grew before. If it would stay there, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Nothing stops it...Read More
Connecticut has banned trading, transporting, or planting this species as a noxious weed and an invasive plant destructive to natural areas.
Creeping Charlie serves as a groundcover in areas that are difficult to control erosion. However, once this plant starts sending below g...Read More
I have found that the only way to remove this plant is by using a dethatching rake. I have an antique one with quarter moon tines bolted...Read More
Negative because for me this is a non-native, extremely invasive plant from Europe. It's taking over my woods, lawn, everywhere and choki...Read More
I really do not mind this little plant of the mint family. It brings along the bees, and has a nice smell when mowed. You can use it me...Read More
Creeping Charlie, or whatever else you may choose to call it, is an awful pest here in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. We are in zone 3. I'm go...Read More
If you find yourself over taken by this plant , put it on the table for dinner.... High in Vit C, use fresh in salad or steam as pot herb...Read More
OK it wore me down. But you have to admire its toughness. Why fight it in a shady lawn. The bees like it.
This year I...Read More
I know its pretty invasive in lawns but this is the first plant the Bumblebees come to. It is such an important plant for my Bombus polli...Read More
This is a non-native weedy plant. It was introduced from Europe and has taken over. I have it at the edge of the woods and found, like ot...Read More
It lives up to its name.. CREEP! And is here to stay unless I chem-nuke the place killing everything it has grown found of growing with....Read More
I have Glechoma in a bed in the sun and am planing to put another plant in with it (I was considering a liropee).
Anybody...Read More
I'm torn here. This plant is beautiful and smells great, especially after mowing. When I moved in several years ago I knew nothing about ...Read More
here in the Southwest US, where the ground is mostly starved for water , except for where the irrigation drippers are located, there is l...Read More
I love this plant! Yes, it takes over, but much easier to pull up than the crabgrass as she has some shallow roots.
I u...Read More
Like almost everyone else, I hate this plant as a horrid weed. It is nearly impossible to control, and in my estimation it stinks terrib...Read More
Wonderful plant if you´re looking for a good ground cover. For everyone else, it´s the scourge of the earth. This plant and Solanum dul...Read More
I hate this weed. It's very hard to get rid of once it starts up. I don't find it "easy to pull up" as some have said. It does spread qui...Read More
What a deceptive charmer this plant is! I live in southern Oregon & five years ago it showed up in a portion of my backyard and, not kno...Read More
Here in Maine, we call those "Robin Runaway" ... and they grow wild all over the place, especially in partly shady areas underneath trees...Read More
outside everyday with my trowel removing this out of my lawn. neighbors have a bad infestation. hoping my yard will not catch theirs once...Read More
I tried this 2 years ago in a pot and then took cuttings for around a tree and it has been spreading just as I had hoped it would. I have...Read More
At least this species don't seed itself or it would have been everywhere already. Otherwise at least improvement in sod productivity and ...Read More
I've been fighing this for years. I tried a commercial, golf course herbicide that managed only to slow the growth of this vicious, noxio...Read More
This plant is listed on the Minnesota DNR invasive list
"Ecological Threat:
It is not a threat to healthy native plant comm...Read More
My parents live on abandoned railroad property, and there is NO dirt anywhere except a small patch in the front yard. The fill is calle...Read More
This plant has choked out my tomatoe plants. I've been trying to get rid of it for years. It's no use. Moving would be easier.
This plant is real pain in the ***, and as an exotic invasive in the U.S. is irresponsible to plant or encourage. I won't dispute with t...Read More
As much as I like its nature to be able to fill an area where grass cannot grow, the aftermath is terrible. We just moved into an older h...Read More
All you creeping charlie lovers are crazy! This is a noxious weed! It should not be used for anything! Who cares if it is a groundcove...Read More
This plant is indeed taking over large parts of my garden. It has not actually choked anything out, but it requires vigilant pulling. T...Read More
Too bad people here didn't have lawns 300 years ago, or they wouldn't have brought it to the U.S.. It is a nasty lawn weed, even here in ...Read More
Whenever I'm overcome with the frustration that comes from trying to keep this plant in check, I think of the early European settlers nea...Read More
creepy chuck weed is a better name for the demon spawn,
Creeping charlie is a great groundcover. It is attractive and chokes out other weeds. If you want a semi-wild garden; if you would like...Read More
I absolutely LOVE this plant - but I will admit in the vegetable garden it is not quite so lovable :). The delicate flowers are lovely...Read More
This weed is neck-and-neck with Bermuda Grass as the most evil weed in the world.
It's prettier than Bermuda Grass, but ...Read More
I absolutely hate this horrid weed!. When I first moved in to my new hjouse I planted beautiful sod around my raised beds My neighbors on...Read More
I never though anyone actually bought this plant as a ground cover, here it grows everywhere. I am no longer trying to eliminate it, as i...Read More
We have Creeping Charlie in our yards. Like others on this site, I have tried to remove it, strand by strand. This year, we read about ...Read More
This plant is always welcome to thrive around me. I love its tiny purple flowers and the wonderful minty scent it gives off when you mow...Read More
This plant is a curse. I have tried to eradicate it for years. Pulling doesn't work. It survives the coldest winters and will spread on b...Read More
I, too, have been working to rid myself of Creeping Charlie, which was in the yard and garden when I bought my house. The first spring h...Read More
50 years ago my mother bought home this plant as ground cover for the family yard. The greenhouse owner thought she was craxy to want to...Read More
Totally invasive! Fighting it all the way. Grows through everything.
We unfortunately have this plant in our lawn and it somehow secretly creeped into the back of one of my beds without me noticing, now I h...Read More
...from mid-central New Jersey
I have fought this plant for 18 years, and still spend hours to pull it out of the garden. ...Read More
I live in a rural woodland area with much shade so my lawn will never look like the picture on the bag of grass seed and there is little ...Read More
Yes this plant is enticing with it's orchid like little blue flowers but once planted, you'll have it taking over, and over and over and ...Read More
I live just North of the NY border in Canada, South of Montreal. I assure you that it also grows here, and is very invasive. It tries to ...Read More
At first I liked it, now I hate it. It takes over....
An invasive plant that is now in every bed in the garden. Very easy to initially get lured into letting it go as it has attractive bloom ...Read More
I agree completely with everyone who says this plant is evil. We bought our house nearly two years ago. Most of our neighborhood (proba...Read More
This plant came compliments of a rose bush given me by a family member. I have lived here for 2 years now, and I find that the plant has...Read More
This plant is completely evil. It cannot be killed with Roundup from what I've read. The only treatment, which has given me limited suc...Read More
The woman who owned our house before my parents bought it (1938), planted creeping charlie. My parents, nor I, have been able to get rid...Read More
This plant seems bent on world domination. It has invaded my entire yard, and adjacent yards. It's no exaggeration when I say that at lea...Read More
I love this stuff! I've never seen mine bloom though. It has a very unique smell when the leaves are bruised, almost sage-like. I use it ...Read More
This plant took over my compost heap and a substantial portion of the back yard. It resists lawn chemicals and invades quickly when it r...Read More
I hate this plant! When we moved into our house 2 years ago all the existing flower beds were covered with this stuff. With gallons of R...Read More
I can also attest to how invasive Glechoma hederacea can be in central Tennessee. Once it gets into a vegetable garden it is a weed that...Read More
We were introduces to this gorgeous little Orchid-like flower ground cover when we moved to South-Central Pennsylvania. it is a hardy gro...Read More
I have used this sucessfully as a groundcover for shady areas where grass didn't do well, e.g., under maple trees, and as a filler for fl...Read More
A pretty plant in bloom, it is a member of the Mint family, and can be quite invasive. Many sources list it as a weed; others are more k...Read More