creeping charlie

[redbird]

These tiny wildflowers are growing in a tree stump behind my home:

Comments

[earthspirits]

Exquisite little gem-like flowers!

[melannen]

Ground Ivy! It used to cover our yard and it's gorgeous.

[violsva]

I love those. My mother has spent hours and hours trying to get them out of her lawn, but they're just so tiny and pretty.

[allekha]

Cute and purple! I have them in my yard, too.

[marycatelli]

lovely!

[cesy]

Nice!

[shirebound]

I get a lot of creeping charlie in my yard... in fact, it wants to take over my yard! The plant smells so sweet when cut or bruised.

[yourlibrarian]

I always love those unexpected spots of color :)

[blackmare]

Hey, I have that in my new backyard! I like it, too, although it's considered a weed. Folks here in Minnesota call it "creeping Charlie." [EDIT: LOL, I missed seeing your post title]

Another reason I like it: I have been seeing big glorious bumblebees feeding from this stuff, when practically nothing else, not even dandelions, is blooming quite yet. Those early-spring food sources are really important, so hooray for creeping Charlie. :-D

[redbird]

A weed is just a plant you don't want there. I read years ago that rosebushes were a weed in mid-western wheat fields, after farmers planted some between fields as windbreaks.