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Ground ivy
Plant·Glechoma hederacea
Part shade
Sun
Medium
Water
Wet soil
Drainage
Zones 3–9
Hardiness
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a plant. It grows best in part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs moderate water
Tolerates wet or waterlogged soil
Prefers soil pH 6–8
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Prefers loam, clay soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up potassium, magnesium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate ground cover)
Provides potassium
Provides magnesium
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height5–15 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–90 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seeds, cuttings, division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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