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Question: What are these purple flowers? They grow everywhere. They may have originally been a garden plant, but I didn't plant …

  • Question

    What are these purple flowers? They grow everywhere. They may have originally been a garden plant, but I didn't plant them!

    Answer

    Dear teepee12, the plant you have photographed is Glechoma hederacea (Gill-over-the-ground), a common lawn and yard plant is the northeastern United States. It is a member of the Lamiaceae (mint family).