Unidentified groundcover...creeping charlie?

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by timbenz0353, Sep 15, 2007.

  1. timbenz0353

    timbenz0353 Member

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    I was given a groundcover that was in a hanging pot and have been calling it creeping charlie... we weren't sure of the scientific name, so i looked it up and mistook it for Glechoma hederacea - although it is not! The stem is reddish-brown-purple, veining out into a lime green leaf. The leaves are much more succulent than the Glechoma and the flowers don't match either. Size relationship should help with the Tradescantia zebrina next to it.
    Any help would be great!!... Thanks!

    Tim
    San Diego
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Plectranthus verticillatus
    HTH
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    WOW. you're amazing. thanks!

    so i guess mine has too much sun...i've been meaning to move it..
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    I'm thinking the (probably) soilless potting medium has become badly leached, have you been fertilizing to make up for this tendency?
     

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