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	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Ivy, Ground - Herb Profile and Information
		Ground Ivy was at one time one of the cries of London for making a tea to purify the blood.
		In America, painters used the Ground Ivy as a preventive of, and remedy for lead colic, a wineglassful of the freshly-made infusion being taken frequently.
		Ground Ivy, Celandine and Daisies, of each a like quantity, stamped, strained and a little sugar and rose-water put thereto, and dropt into the eyes, takes away all manner of inflammation, etc., yea, although the sight were well-nigh gone.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/i/ivygro16.html (1154 words)

	Ground ivy Description
		Leaves of ground ivy are opposite, round to kidney shaped, and 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
		Ground ivy is difficult to control, and has been used as ground cover in shady areas.
		Ground ivy is often confused with mallow and common violets.
	www.turf.uiuc.edu /weed_web/descriptions/groundivy.htm (174 words)

	Ground Ivy
		Ground ivy - a herbaceous perennial plant that grows 8 in to 20 in (20 cm to 50 cm) in height on a square stem bearing round, dentate leaves.
		Ground ivy is tonic, diuretic, and a decongestant, and is used to treat many problems involving the mucous membranes of the ear, nose, throat, and digestive system.
		Ground ivy is also one of the great healing herbs: compresses made from a concentrated decoction are used to treat abscesses, wounds, cuts and bruises.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_ground_ivy.htm (839 words)

	Ground Ivy
		Ground ivy was one of the few plants that had ideal growing conditions in 1993.
		Ground ivy is a low, prostrate perennial herb with slender 4-sided stems that hug the ground, root at their joints, and often cover areas of many square feet.
		Ground ivy Ivy was formerly thought to be a magic plant and stood for fidelity.
	www.do-it-now-landscaping.com /mulching/ground-ivy.html (649 words)

	Lawn weed profiles: Ground Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The leaves are borne in opposite pairs along the square stem, are shiny on the upper surface, and are kidney-shaped to rounded or heart shaped with broad rounded teeth along the margins.
		Ground ivy also has rhizomes that travel under ground or along the soil surface.
		Ground ivy is resistant to several common lawn herbicides.
	www.agnr.umd.edu /USERS/HGIC/diagn/lawns/groundivy.html (228 words)

	Ground-Ivy
		Ground ivy is a creeping European perennial evergreen, naturalized in North America and found in moist shady areas, along paths, around hedges, and roadsides from Ontario to deep south, west to Kansas, and along the Pacific Coast.
		Ground ivy is used in alternative medicine and is an excellent spring tonic, it is an appetite stimulant.
		Ground ivy has a long history of use in alternative medicine and as an edible herb, dating back to the first century A.D. it was long considered a panacea (cure-all).
	altnature.com /gallery/Ground_Ivy.htm (665 words)

	Ground Ivy, Creeping Charley, Gill-Over-the-Ground, Haymaids (Glechoma hederacea) - Wild Flowers of Sleepy Hollow Lake ...
		Ground ivy is a member of the Mint family.
		The ground ivy is an example of the Biblical passage from Romans 1:20: "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse."
		The ground ivy flowers have four stamens and one pistil, but because of their tiny size, they are not easily seen.
	www.all-creatures.org /picb/wfshl-groundivy.html (794 words)

	Ground Ivy & Chickweed Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Another weed that seems to be popping up all over is Ground ivy, a broadleaf lawn weed you may know as creeping Charlie.
		Ground ivy is a shade-tolerant, creeping plant that often comes in from adjacent lawn and garden areas or from beneath trees and shrubs.
		The best times to control ground ivy are in mid to late spring, from early May through early June, and in early fall, from late August through mid-October.
	paxtonlake.net /lawncare.htm (1481 words)

	Ground Ivy weed bio at MSU Turf Weeds.net
		Ground ivy, also known as creeping Charlie, is an aggressive perennial that is idealy suited to many landscape situations.
		Ground ivy is characterized by its coin-shaped leaves with scalloped (crenate) edges and square petioles and stems.
		Ground ivy's orchid-like purple flowers appear for a short time in mid-May. The flowers can easily be overlooked as they are often exhibited below the turf canopy.
	www.msuturfweeds.net /details/_/ground_ivy_9 (565 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - ground ivy
		Ground ivy is a small, creeping member of the mint family.
		Poison ivy (Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac) belongs to the cashew family.
		Ground, in electricity, connection in an electrical circuit that leads to the earth, or to a large conducting object (such as the metal frame of an...
	encarta.msn.com /ground+ivy.html (179 words)

	Ace of Blades - Ground Ivy
		Ground Ivy is ground cover we consider to be a weed due to our inability to control its boundaries.
		Belonging to the mint family, Ground Ivy is a carpet-forming perennial with kidney-shaped leaves and a bluish-purple flower that blooms throughout the summer.
		It is virtually impossible to dig out of the ground unless removing all the soil and replacing it with new, and chemical control is extremely difficult due to its many leaves and extensive root system.
	members.shaw.ca /barefootlawns/ground_ivy.html (167 words)

	Ground Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Habitat: (Glechoma hederacea) Ground ivy is a creeping European perennial evergreen, naturalized in North America and found in moist shady areas, along paths, around hedges, and roadsides from Ontario to deep south, west to Kansas, and along the Pacific Coast.
		Ground ivy tea or juice is well tolerated and can be given to small children.
		Folklore: Ground ivy has a long history of use in alternative medicine and as an edible herb, dating back to the first century A.D. it was long considered a panacea (cure-all).
	www.naturesherbal.com /Ground_Ivy.htm (494 words)

	WeedAlert.com Weed Listing (Ground Ivy)
		Ground ivy is more common in the East, but can be found throughout the United States.
		Ground ivy is a highly aggressive plant species which will quickly invade turf areas from adjacent properties or ornamental planting areas.
		Ground ivy in turf areas which must be maintained to high specification will require the application of a postemergent broadleaf herbicide, generally in sequential applications every three to four weeks, but at least in the spring and fall.
	www.weedalert.com /weed_pages/wa_ground_ivy.htm (289 words)

	The Apothecary: Ground Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ground ivy can be found blooming from March through July; sometimes the flowers will stay right through the summer.
		The flowers of ground ivy are commonly used by herbalists in infusions.
		Most commonly ground ivy is used in equal part with chamomile flowers and ground down to make the poultice.
	darkmoonpsychic.com /Articles/apothecary_groundivy.htm (470 words)

	Ground Ivy / Glechoma hederacea / Alehoof / Gill-go-over-the-Ground / Lizzy-run-up-the-Hedge / Robin-run-in-the-Hedge / ...
		The sap or tea of Ground Ivy is used to treat headaches, asthma, coughs, consumption, sinusitis, ulcers in the lungs, fever, and nasal, throat, and ear infections.
		An herbal tea made from Ground Ivy is used to cleanse the blood and tissues of toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc.
		Ground Ivy is generally regarded as a safe and effective herb that is especially well tolerated by children for numerous complaints.
	www.herbalremedies.com /herbal-remedies-usa/groundivy.html (1006 words)

	Ground Cover: English Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		English ivy provides a lovely, carpet-like ground cover in shady spots under trees and on slopes where few other plants can grow, but it also can be grown in the sun.
		Ivy clings by aerial rootlets and by rooting along the ground.
		Along with its use as a ground cover, English ivy can be used in hanging baskets, pots and as an outside wall cover.
	www.fertilizer.com /garden/groundcovers/englishivy.htm (217 words)

	Creeping Charlie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Creeping Charlie ( Glechoma hederacea), also called Ground Ivy, of the Mint family ( Lamiaceae), is a viney, invasive plant considered a weed in lawns.
		It is sometimes grown as a potted plant, and occasionally as a ground cover.
		Creeping Charlie is a problem weed in heavy, rich soils with good fertility, high moisture, and low boron content.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ground_ivy (547 words)

	AllRefer.com - ground ivy, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		ground ivy, trailing perennial herb of the genus Glechoma of the family Labiatae ( mint family), closely related to catnip and naturalized from Europe.
		Its leaves were once used to brew a cough remedy; in quantity it is reputed to be poisonous to horses.
		Ground ivy is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/groundiv.html (172 words)

	Ground Ivy
		Ground ivy will make a wonderful ground cover where grass is not desired, or not able to thrive.
		This ground ivy has large leaves, which are extremely curly on the edges.
		Another of the ground ivies is the English ivy.
	www.aboutivy.com /ground_ivy.shtml (214 words)

	Borax on Ground Ivy: Boon or Bane?
		Ground ivy is known by a variety of names, including Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, and Ground-Over the-Gill.
		Ground ivy spreads by seed and the vining stems which root at their nodes.
		Once the ground ivy has been effectively controlled and an healthy lawn reestablished, the home gardener needs to use good mowing, fertilization, watering, and cultivation practices to maintain a dense, healthy, competitive stand of turfgrass which should help discourage future invasions of this aggressive weed.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/1997/8-22-1997/borax.html (944 words)

	Ground Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The flowers are placed three to four together in the axils of the upper leaves, and are two-lipped, of a bright purplish blue, with small white spots on the lower lip, or more rarely white or pink.
		It varies in size, as well as the degree of color in the flower, according to its situation and remains green not only in summer, but, like the true ivy, at all times of the year, unless the frost is very severe.
		Ground ivy was used in London for making a tea to purify the blood.
	indianspringherbs.com /Ground_Ivy.htm (349 words)

	Ground Ivy
		The 4-angled stems are prostrate to slightly ascending, and often form rootlets near the axils of the leaves when they touch the ground.
		Ground Ivy is occasional to locally common in most areas of Illinois.
		Ground Ivy is an important source of nectar during the spring for bees.
	www.illinoiswildflowers.info /weeds/plants/ground_ivy.htm (626 words)

	Is it Ground Ivy or Henbit?
		Henbit is a winter annual while ground ivy or creeping charlie is a perennial.
		Finally, ground ivy square stems usually root at each joint where they touch the ground; each rooted joint can become an independent plant if the main stem is severed.
		Ground ivy on the other hand, is a very hard to control weed no matter what kind of control strategy is used.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/1992/4-29-1992/ivy.html (568 words)

	Lawn Talk - Managing Ground Ivy and Violets in Lawns
		Ground ivy (Glechoma hederaceae), also called creeping Charlie, is a common lawn weed problem.
		To keep ground ivy and violets from invading lawns, maintain a thick lawn by proper lawn care practices.
		Although control is difficult, existing ground ivy and violets can be treated with postemergence broadleaf herbicides in the period from mid spring to early summer and/or mid to late fall.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /lawntalk/lawntalk27.html (464 words)

	Attempting Ground Ivy Control
		Ground ivy is difficult to control and it is a problem in 31% of lawns maintained professionally in Indiana.
		For instance, one population may not be sensitive to 2,4-D while a neighboring population is extremely sensitive to 2,4-D. Therefore, it is important to alternate herbicides when attempting ground ivy control.
		Ground ivy cover was monitored throughout the fall and following spring.
	www.agry.purdue.edu /turf/tips/2004/ivy910.htm (613 words)

	Ground Ivy Problems in Lawns
		While there are several top candidates, probably the number one difficult weed problem in area lawns is ground ivy, or creeping Charlie.
		Ground ivy is an aggressive weed that can tolerate shade and poorly drained soils.
		Ground ivy has square stems, purplish blue funnel-shaped flowers, and round to somewhat kidney shaped leaves with rounded, toothed margins.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /stateline/010503.html (280 words)

	Ground Ivy
		Native to Europe and western Asia, ground ivy is now naturalized in other temperate zones, including North America.
		A common wild plant, ground ivy is a creeping perennial, growing to six inches, producing long rooting runners, notched kidney-shaped leaves, and purple-blue flowers growing in whorls.
		In Italy, the ground ivy is used for arthritis and rheumatism.
	www.innvista.com /HEALTH/herbs/groundiv.htm (326 words)

	Controlling Ground Ivy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of the truly pesky weeds is ground ivy, also known as creeping Charlie and gill-over-the-ground.
		Ground ivy can be resistant to 2,4-D but this product reportedly works well when applied when the weed is in bloom in the spring.
		When ground ivy gets into flower or shrubbery beds, the best options are continual pulling or repeatedly burning the leaves and stems off with one of the organic herbicides like Scyth or BurnOut.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /copubs/news/hort_buncombe/2005-04/7.html (261 words)

	New rust fungus on ground ivy
		Ground ivy or creeping Charlie ( Glechoma hederacea L., shown below) is a creeping perennial in the Labiaceae or Mint Family that forms dense prostrate patches in turfgrass, damp shady meadows, and disturbed sites (Uva et al., 1997).
		Ground ivy is native to Eurasia but has been introduced and become widespread in North America.
		The control of ground ivy using chemical and mechanical methods has largely been unsuccessful in turfgrass where it is considered a major weed (Mitich, 1994; Turgeon, 1994; Lamboy et al., 2000).
	ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu /CUPpages/rust.html (630 words)

	Questions On Ground Ivy
		Q: I think my lawn is plagued by ground ivy, but I also need to know how to get rid of it.
		A: Creeping Charlie, or ground ivy, can be spot sprayed with Trimec herbicide, if it's a weed in your lawn.
		Your weed is ground ivy, one of the toughest to control.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extnews/hortiscope/weed/grndivy.htm (468 words)

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