Overview of the most common weeds in lawns.

Dandelion (Taraxacum):
The leaves are ovate, strongly lobed and toothed. It flowers until July and fades from July. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Daisy (Bellis perennis):
Leaves ovate to roundish, blunt-toothed and slightly hairy. Flowers from February to November. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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White clover (Trifolium repens):
Three-fingered. Flowers from May to September. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Gundermann (Glechoma hederacea):
Leaves kidney- to heart-shaped, notched and hairy. Flowers from April to July. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Broadleaf plantain (Plantago major):
Leaves ovate to elliptical, glabrous to densely and shortly hairy. Flowering time June to October. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata):
Leaves pointed, narrow and lanceolate. Flowers from May to September. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Meadow sorrel (Rumex acetosa):
Leaves elliptical to oblong. Flowers from May to August. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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White goosefoot (Chenopodium):
Leaves rhombic-ovate to lanceolate, sometimes weakly three-lobed. Flowering time July to October. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Vogelmiere (Stellaria media):
Ovate, pointed leaves. Flowers from May to October. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Ackersenf (Sinapis arvensis):
Leaves ovate to elliptical. Flowers from May to September. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Rushes (Juncus):
Flowering time July to August. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Brunelle (Prunella vulgaris):
Leaves ovate to elliptical. Flowering time June to October. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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However Steinklee (Melilotus officinalis):
Ovoid to elliptical, compound pinnate. Flowering from June to September. Biennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans):
Leaves palmately divided. Flowers from June to August. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Speedwell (Veronica):
Heart-shaped leaves. Flowers from March to October. Annual to biennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Garden foamwort (Cardamine hirsuta):
Leaves ovate to round, partly pinnate. Flowers from March to June. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Common ragwort / common ragwort (Senecio vulgaris):
Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Common piglet weed (Hypochaeris radicata):
Leaves oblong-narrow to elliptical. Flowering time June to October. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Common hornwort (Lotus corniculatus):
Feathery, compound leaves. Flowering from May to September. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Hederich (Raphanus raphanistrum):
Pinnate, ovate to elliptical leaves. Flowers from May to September. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris):
Elongated, narrow leaves. Flowers from January to November. Biennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Hornwort (Cerastium fontanum):
Ovate to elliptical leaves. Flowers from April to October. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Jacobean shrub (Senecio jacobaea):
Well controllable with our Weed killer.


Common sorrel (Rumex acetosella):
Well controllable with our Weed killer.


Burdock (Galium aparine):
Leaves lanceolate. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus):
Flowering time March to July. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Thistle (Cirsium vulgare):
Flowering time June to September. Biennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens):
Feathery leaves. Flowers from May to August. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Common plantain (Plantago media):
Ovate-elliptical leaves. Flowers from May to September. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Wood sorrel (Oxalis):
Well controllable with our Weed killer.


Yarrow (Achillea millefolium):
Feathery, compound leaves. Flowering from June to September. Perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Bird knotweed (Polygonum aviculare):
Flowering time May to October. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Vetches (Vicia):
Annual or perennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Wild carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota):
Feathery leaves. Flowers from May to September. Biennial. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.

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Fallopia convolvulus (Fallopia convolvulus):
Arrow-shaped leaves. Flowers from July to September. Annual. Easily controlled with our Weed killer.


Giersch (Aegopodium podagraria):
Ovoid to elliptical, pinnate. Flowers from May to August. Perennial. Less easily controlled with our Weed killer - alternatively cut out.

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Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense):
Needle-shaped leaves. Flowers from March to May. Perennial. Less well controlled with our Weed killer - alternatively cut out.

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Meadow hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium):
Compound umbel. Flowering time June to October. Perennial. Less well controlled with our Weed killer - alternatively cut out.

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Cabbage (Lapsana communis):
Leaves ovate to pinnate. Flowers from May to September. Annual to biennial. Less easily controlled with our Weed killer - alternatively cut out.

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Ackerwinds (Convolvulus arvensis):
Less easily combated with our Weed killer - alternatively cut out.

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