Unknown ground cover

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I have a very lovely ground cover that I cannot find any info on. Its growth is very much like Dichondra, except the leaves are oval and slightly serrated. It stays evergreen here in NC. It is a slow spreader.

Its great as a ground cover as it spreads but doesn't grow more that about 2 inches tall. It also grows very well under pine trees.

Any info would be great.
 

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It does have a tiny flower, I think it was blue. I have creeping Jenny, but it is not the same plant. It does seem to grow like Creeping Jenny, but the leaves are larger. Creeping Jenny is a chartreuse color, more lime green than dark green The mature leaves on this plant are much darker.

In the photo I see that the color looks lighter than they usually do. Probably because I took the photos with the early morning sun. If you look at the photos, the Creeping Jenny has definite round smooth leaves. The unknown is more ovate and fuzzy.
 

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I have a very lovely ground cover that I cannot find any info on. Its growth is very much like Dichondra, except the leaves are oval and slightly serrated. It stays evergreen here in NC. It is a slow spreader.

Its great as a ground cover as it spreads but doesn't grow more that about 2 inches tall. It also grows very well under pine trees.

Any info would be great.

i'm not sure that picture 5 is the plant you're asking about because that does look like creeping jenny to me too...

you are only asking about the first two pictures right?
 

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i'm not sure that picture 5 is the plant you're asking about because that does look like creeping jenny to me too...

you are only asking about the first two pictures right?

In the second group I posted 2 images of Creeping Jenny for comparison. The first one in that group, titled unknown ground cover, is the plant I'd like to ID.
 

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