If you have noticed a plant with purple blooms and scalloped, heart-shaped leaves quickly filling your lawn and flowerbeds, it's ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), living up to its common name, Creeping ...
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a common weed in many lawns. Ground ivy is a low-growing, creeping, invasive perennial. It spreads by seed and the vining stems (stolons) which root at their nodes.