The second word of that means it looks like ivy. The plant has round leaves with scalloped edges and it blooms with a tiny blue flower in the first half of summer.

English ivy may be beautiful, but it's invasive and can pose issues for both you and your garden. This cheery ground cover is the ideal alternative.

Identify Creeping Charlie by the running stems, clusters of kidney-bean shaped leaves with scalloped edges and tiny purple or blue flowers, in clusters of three, that some say resemble snapdragons.