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Please ID this groundcover for me?...

10 years ago

Hope you summer is going well....can you guys tell me what this plant might be? it is a groundcover pretty much, spreads by seeds, it's about 6" tall it's like a shiny deep purple with green on the edges......if it was bigger and a single plant i'd say it was Heuchera (Coral bells) but I don't think it is that.I got it in a trade with someone who said it was soapwort originally..... Is it soapwort? I don't think so but does anyone know?? Thanks!

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carol23_gw
10 years ago
It looks like Perilla frutescens.
Iris GW
10 years ago
Yes, a non-native plant that spreads quite a bit by seed.
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sewwht
10 years ago
I have a similar plant that I will be posting on here. Funny, I originally thought mine was soapwort, but it is not. Hope we find out:) They are so pretty! Does yours have a nice fragrance?

{{!gwi}}
sewwht
10 years ago
I agree with carol23 after researching it. "It looks like Perilla frutescens."
Here are some links I just found (some have pictures)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/define-perilla.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilla

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=pefr4
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton beefsteak plant
Group: Dicot Family: Lamiaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb

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