Tiny invasive plant

dca73 · February 2021

Hi, can anyone identify this tiny plant that is growing all over my garden, amongst plants, over my rockery, in between paving stones and even climbs up the wall, as shown in the photo. It never flowers, grows very quickly and dies back somewhat in the winter. No matter how vigorously I pull it up it still comes back. It also seems to be a favourite hiding place for slugs, which I often find underneath

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when I’m removing it.

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Fire · February 2021

Baby's tears / mind your own business (Soleirolia soleirolii ), very hard to get rid of. It can regenerate from tiny bits of root.

Wilderbeast · February 2021

Indeed it's mind your own business, we have loads of it and have kind of come to be at one with it. Slugs and snails do love it but I do midnight raids to collect and dispatch them. We originally tried to get rid of it but after about 10 years realised it was more powerful than i

dca73 · February 2021

Wilderbeast said:

Indeed it's mind your own business, we have loads of it and have kind of come to be at one with it. Slugs and snails do love it but I do midnight raids to collect and dispatch them. We originally tried to get rid of it but after about 10 years realised it was more powerful than i

We’ve lived in our house for 7 years and I’ve been trying to get rid of it for that long. I also do night time raid to try to control the slugs and snails but I’m about as effective with that as I am with eradicating this plant. Guess I’ll just have to adopt your attitude.
Thanks for the reply.

dca73 · February 2021

Fire said:

Baby's tears / mind your own business (Soleirolia soleirolii ), very hard to get rid of. It can regenerate from tiny bits of root.

Thanks for the identification. Is it unusual, do you know, that it’s never flowered?

Wilderbeast · February 2021

Doesn't flower and it'll spread wherever it can, it's the only plant out of my garden that I don't put in the compost

Silver surfer · February 2021

Wilderbeast said:

Doesn't flower

All plants produce flowers.
Some trees are 50 before they produce flowers.
Maybe growing conditions in UK are not suitable.
Flowers see pic...

https://www.google.com/search?q=soleirolia+soleirolii+flowers&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&sxsrf=ALeKk00qGl2UvKc1Cm9gBpKi49YOG8w2iQ:1612625818607&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO-8qoy9XuAhUTqXEKHWA8B20Q_AUoAXoECA8QAw&cshid=1612625853949405&biw=1280&bih=578#imgrc=9zi3PB259U-p8M

B3 · February 2021

I've seen it for sale in garden centres😕

Silver surfer · February 2021

B3 said:

I've seen it for sale in garden centres😕

Makes a wonderful houseplant.
I remember having one when I was a child.

Outside it should be sold with a warning...INVASIVE

https://www.google.com/search?q=soleirolia+soleirolii++houseplant&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjG5vrb2NXuAhX_URUIHWEDDSsQ_AUoAnoECBEQBA&biw=1280&bih=579

shane.farrell · February 2021

Could you burn it https://youtu.be/WAG0PDmvCok

dca73 · February 2021

shane.farrell67 said:

Could you burn it https://youtu.be/WAG0PDmvCok

There are a couple of places where I could do that but it mostly grows amongst plants that I want to keep so that wouldn’t be practical.

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