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Technically it's a weed. It's been growing in the lawn for years but has never had chance to flower before. (I am surprised at that tbh as we don't keep the lawn really short)
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It looks like a plant called bugal??,it is a creeping low plant,I say looks like,because yours is standing up,maybe on account of being in the grass,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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I haven't got a clue but I did have the weed, finally got rid of it last year, mine never had a chance to flower, it looked like brown asparagus.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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How can it be a weed when the seeds cost £2.99 a pack? Besides, bees and blue butterflies love it. I think it looks especially pretty growing in long grass as it does all round the local playing field here.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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it looks like a salvia to meAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Bugle weed as Lottie has said.Comment
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Ajuga/Bugle I reckon. A pretty little plant, but you won't want it in your lawn. Probably a pain to dig it all out, but you'll get it weakened by mowing it shorter. All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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LD is right - it is a bugle - ajuga reptans - aka self-heal.
Great minds, G4.
Last edited by Jeanied; 15-05-2014, 05:54 PM.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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I had several different varieties/colours in my old garden. I planted it along the sides of the back path which was paviors set in pea gravel. It softened the edges, and kept the gravel off the path. Vey useful little plant, and, as said before, the Bees like it.
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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Oh I think it's lovely. I will be digging it up to put somewhere other than the lawn. It's a reasonable size chunk in the lawn.
Tomorrows job I think!
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It's a sweet little wildflower, to be cherished
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It's an ajuga have just planted 27all down the bed next to the drive, hopefully the will spread and smother the weedsDogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderfulComment
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I would not have had it down as a weed,it was years ago I got some from a garden centre for a rockery,now long extinct,so why it popped back in my head I have no idea,good you asked the question,as others now know of this plant,one time I wondered if it belonged to the tradiscantia family,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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I planted 3varieties, one with bronze leaves like the one in the photo, is is the one that's doing the best, so it seems quite tough. Pic would dig it up and plant it where you need ground cover, it is mean to be low growing, 10 cms or so.Dogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderfulComment
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