Food Forest Plants
Food Forest Plants
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Alehoof (Ground Ivy) – Glechoma hederacea
Looking for a hardy, low-maintenance groundcover that’s both useful and beautiful? Alehoof, also known as Ground Ivy, is a charming, ground-hugging perennial that spreads easily to create a lush green carpet. Growing only around 5 cm high, it fills in bare spots, making it a fantastic choice for food forests, cottage gardens, or permaculture projects.
🌿 Garden Uses
Alehoof shines as a living mulch under fruit trees, along pathways, or anywhere you’d like to reduce weeding. It also cascades beautifully over the edges of pots, window boxes, and hanging baskets, adding a soft, trailing effect to your garden design.
🌞 Growing Conditions
Thrives in full sun to part shade
Grows in a wide range of soils, though it loves moist spots
Hardy in both hot summers and frosty winters – grows happily here in Port Stephens, and I also grew it in our cool Katoomba garden.
Very low-maintenance once established
🌱 Edible & Traditional Uses
Historically, Alehoof was valued as a bitter herb in beer-making and used in herbal teas, soups, and folk remedies for chest and sinus complaints. While its strong flavour isn’t for everyone, it remains a traditional culinary and medicinal herb. (Please note: avoid during pregnancy.)
💡 Why You’ll Love It
Spreads quickly to form a groundcover
A beautiful spillover plant for pots and hanging baskets
Hardy, easy to grow, and resilient in Australian gardens
Adds both beauty and function to your herb garden, food forest, or permaculture system
We supply Alehoof as unrooted cuttings, which usually arrive with little roots already forming. Simply plant them into moist soil, give them a little care at first, and they’ll quickly take off.
Bring this classic herb into your garden and enjoy a plant that’s both practical and pretty.
Disclaimer:
We love plants as much as you do! All plants sold by Food Forest Plants are intended for ornamental, educational, or gardening purposes. Some may have traditional culinary or medicinal uses, but we cannot give medical advice—please consult a qualified professional before consuming or using any plant. We take great care in labelling, but mistakes can happen. Food Forest Plants is not responsible for any illness, injury, or other effects from using, handling, or consuming plants. Use at your own risk.
Alehoof (Ground Ivy) – Glechoma hederacea
Looking for a hardy, low-maintenance groundcover that’s both useful and beautiful? Alehoof, also known as Ground Ivy, is a charming, ground-hugging perennial that spreads easily to create a lush green carpet. Growing only around 5 cm high, it fills in bare spots, making it a fantastic choice for food forests, cottage gardens, or permaculture projects.
🌿 Garden Uses
Alehoof shines as a living mulch under fruit trees, along pathways, or anywhere you’d like to reduce weeding. It also cascades beautifully over the edges of pots, window boxes, and hanging baskets, adding a soft, trailing effect to your garden design.
🌞 Growing Conditions
Thrives in full sun to part shade
Grows in a wide range of soils, though it loves moist spots
Hardy in both hot summers and frosty winters – grows happily here in Port Stephens, and I also grew it in our cool Katoomba garden.
Very low-maintenance once established
🌱 Edible & Traditional Uses
Historically, Alehoof was valued as a bitter herb in beer-making and used in herbal teas, soups, and folk remedies for chest and sinus complaints. While its strong flavour isn’t for everyone, it remains a traditional culinary and medicinal herb. (Please note: avoid during pregnancy.)
💡 Why You’ll Love It
Spreads quickly to form a groundcover
A beautiful spillover plant for pots and hanging baskets
Hardy, easy to grow, and resilient in Australian gardens
Adds both beauty and function to your herb garden, food forest, or permaculture system
We supply Alehoof as unrooted cuttings, which usually arrive with little roots already forming. Simply plant them into moist soil, give them a little care at first, and they’ll quickly take off.
Bring this classic herb into your garden and enjoy a plant that’s both practical and pretty.
Disclaimer:
We love plants as much as you do! All plants sold by Food Forest Plants are intended for ornamental, educational, or gardening purposes. Some may have traditional culinary or medicinal uses, but we cannot give medical advice—please consult a qualified professional before consuming or using any plant. We take great care in labelling, but mistakes can happen. Food Forest Plants is not responsible for any illness, injury, or other effects from using, handling, or consuming plants. Use at your own risk.