my blue coneflower opened

isn't she pretty?

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

my blue coneflower

for about 2 years there were some bright green leaves and I had no idea at all, what this plant could be about... but this year it started to have a bud - very beautiful:

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

From blue coneflower

and thanks to google and this photo I could identify my "sleeping beauty" as a blue coneflower:

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Spring Beauty: Glechoma hederacea 'Variegata'

From spring beauties - perennials

From spring beauties - perennials

a very nice ground cover - the tiny flowers are resembling little orchids - don't they?

Variegated Creeping Charlie, Variegated Gill-Over-the-Ground, Glechoma hederacea 'Variegata'
Category: Perennials
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Glechoma
Species: hederacea
Cultivar: Variegata
Synonym: Nepeta glechoma
Synonym: Nepeta hederacea

Bloom Color: Medium Blue
Bloom Time: Mid Spring to Mid Summer
Foliage: pretty and steppable
Height: 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches
Spread: fast - 45-75 cm / 18-29 inches

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4-9
Sun Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Needs: average, water regularly, do not overwater

and: may be a noxious weed or invasive