Tuesday, November 17, 2009

What type of ground cover is this?

Hi~I've noticed in the past couple of weeks that I have some type of ground cover growing in my flower bed. I'm not sure what it is. At first I thought it was clover, but it is more compact like phlox. I have phlox in another area but the leaves on the mysterious ground cover are more rounded and not "spiky" like phlox. I almost dug it up but I'm curious as to whether or not it will produce blooms. Anyone have any idea or photos of what this might be? Thanks!

What type of ground cover is this?
We can eliminate pachysandra. The leaves look more like spearmint with points on the ends.


See Photo


http://www.flickr.com/photos/writergoofn...


It's not honeysuckle


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrhsfan/263...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/betameme/17...


It's not Creeping Jenny


http://www.flickr.com/photos/unendingwon...


***************MAYBE THIS***************


White clover, found throughout the United States, is a shallow rooted winter perennial legume which ********((((spreads by stolons or above ground*** ******runners.)))


Your plant is definitely a runner.


Does it bloom?


http://www.weedalert.com/weed_pages/wa_w...


I've looked at every ground cover online and this is the closestI could find.
Reply:It could be something the previous owner planted. If you are able to contact the previous owner you could ask them if they planted something in that spot.
Reply:Can't quite tell the size from your photo, but it might be pachysandra. Here are some pics for comparison:





http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
Reply:No clue; can you take a photo and post it? We might be able to give you a better idea then.





EDIT: Thanks for posting the photo. I'm sorry to say I've never seen anything close. Luckily it's a nice looking plant.
Reply:There's around seventy different varieties of phlox. The leaf shapes vary some are almost completely round. Best to wait until they flower, which they will do regardless of what they are. Then take a coule of samples to a garden cebtre or take a photo and post here.
Reply:The leaves appear to be on a vine...could it be honeysuckle?





I've never seen phlox on a vine but then, there are a lot of things I haven't seen :)
Reply:very common weed here in SC...can't name it. easy to pull

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