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Weed id

status049status049 Posts: 28
in Problem solving
Could you help with the identification of this weed? The flowers are small with a white colour and the leaves are greyish. It spreads quite fast.
Thanks

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It’s not usually regarded as a weed ... it’s  Cerastium tormentosum ... aka Snow in Summer ... a pretty little herbaceous perennial. 

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/167.shtml

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • status049status049 Posts: 28
    Many thanks for this. It is indeed pretty. However my cat likes to eat it but does not appear to suffer from any ill effects.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I can see some grass growing amongst it ... cats often eat grass, perhaps this is attracting it. Maybe  if you weed the grass out the cat will leave the plant alone? Might be worth a try 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Dovefromabove said:
    I can see some grass growing amongst it ... cats often eat grass, perhaps this is attracting it. Maybe  if you weed the grass out the cat will leave the plant alone? Might be worth a try 😊 
    Reading that without my glasses on, I read "If you weed out the cat" 😁
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2019
    👓 😆 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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