Tag Archives: Perennial Weeds

Perennial weeds are plants in a lawn which live for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from the much shorter-lived annuals and biennials.

Perennial lawn weeds

The majority of lawn weeds found in the UK are perennials. This makes them a difficult group to control. These weeds often have strong, creeping or deep roots. They also tend to grow all year round.

For more information about these interesting lawn weeds, take a look at these blog posts about them.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a herbaceous, perennial herb. It grows in gardens all over the UK. In a lawn is can form a thick, spreading mat and become an invasive weed. It has many common names including ornamental yarrow, milfoil, devil’s nettle and thousand-leaf. It has also named soldier’s woundwort in reference to its medicinal effects. The botanical… Read More »

Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis)

Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis) is a creeping perennial herb. It grows on lawns all over the UK. Slender speedwell has many common names, including creeping speedwell, threadstalk speedwell, birdseye speedwell, creeping veronica, whetzel weed and gypsy weed. The botanical name Veronica filiformis originates from both Latin and Greek. Veronica comes from the woman canonised as Saint Veronica. She… Read More »

Greater plantain (Plantago major)

Greater plantain (Plantago major) is a very common weed in lawns and disturbed ground all over the UK. Plantago major has many common names. These include broad-leaved plantain, common plantain, rat-tail plantain, great waybrede and wibrow. Native americans also called it White Mans Foot and Englishmans foot. This is because it spread from puritan settlers villages along tracks and… Read More »