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.

Mind-your-own-business (Soleirolia soleirolii)

Mind-your-own-business (Soleirolia soleirolii) is a very small, but troublesome perennial lawn weed. It can become very difficult to control if allowed to spread onto a lawn. It often begins to grow in a shady, damp corner and easily spreads into the grass. The Latin name soleirolia literally means “one species” and the plant also has a latin synonym Helxine soleirolii. It is also… Read More »

Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

The common dandelion is probably the most well known of all British lawn weeds. Most of us can remember ourselves as children, picking their curious ball-shaped seed heads and blowing them into the wind. They seem to be ingrained into our memories of summer. The latin name for the dandelion is Taraxacum officinale. ‘Taraxacum‘ being the latin family… Read More »

Common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a lawn weed which is common in lawns across England. It is also sometimes called heal-all, cure-all, carpenter weed, the prunella plant or heart-of-the-earth. It is an herbaceous, perennial herb, which can grow up to 30cm high. In lawns it rarely grows above the level of the grass. It has a thick dark… Read More »