Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Lavender. Main Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Prostrate, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they can be mixed into salads to add a slight aromatic tang. — Young leaves - raw or cooked.; The leaves have a bitter flavour, they can be mixed into salads to add a slight aromatic tang.; They can also be cooked like spinach, added to soups etc or used as a flavouring.; Available very early in the year.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp waste ground, hedgerows and woodland margins. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)