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Discover 20 common types of lawn weeds and the best methods to get rid of them for good. ... Speedwell has tiny blue flowers and creeps along the ground, which can make it a persistent problem ...
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally however less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe.
Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss and blueweed, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae.It is native to most of Europe and western and central Asia [2] [3] and it occurs as an introduced species in north-eastern North America, south-western South America and the South and North Island of New Zealand.
A native to northern Turkey and the Caucasus, [5] V. filiformis was introduced to the United Kingdom from Turkey in 1808 as a rock garden plant and was first reported as an escape in 1838. [6] It was introduced to the United States nursery trade in the 1920s. [7] It can sometimes be considered a nuisance in lawns, [8] sod, and turf.
Campanula rapunculoides, known by the common names creeping bellflower, rampion bellflower, rover bellflower, garden bluebell, creeping bluebell, purple bell, garden harebell, and creeping campanula, [2] is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Campanula, belonging to the family Campanulaceae.
Cuphea viscosissima, also known as blue waxweed, [3] [4] clammy cuphea or (ambiguously) as "tarweed", [1] [5] is an herbaceous plant in the loosestrife family. It native to the eastern United States , [ 6 ] where it is most often found in open, rocky calcareous areas.
Commelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, [3] Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. The blue flowers appear over the warmer months and are pollinated by bees and flies.
The blues are most popular and common, but colors also include violet, pink and white. Their size and color makes ageratums good candidates for rock gardens, bedding, and containers. They grow well in sun or partial shade, from early summer to first frost. They are quite easy to grow, producing a profusion of fluffy flowers all season long.