What’s this weed please?

BenDover

Have had this weed coming up in the front garden but it’s now managed to migrate to the back garden. I know it’s a weed but not sure what it is. It comes up in clumps but very pernicious as seems to spread with runners. 

Marran

Wild geum :-)

Helix

Yes, and you can call it a wild flower and leave it if you want.  If it’s not in the way of anything else you get some ground cover and a small but pretty flower.   Just don’t let it seed.

fidgetbones

PITA. Wild geum or avens. if you pull it , usually the stump gets left and it regrows. Better to slice it through the roots with a bread knife or asparagus knife.

BenDover

Thanks chaps. In the front it has taken up residence on the gravel bed which below the gravel is weed membrane, so it is very easy to pull up as the whole root systems comes up too. Who said weed membrane stops weeds. Might stop them coming up burn doesn’t  stop those blown in by the wind.  Only got a
small patch in the back garden and just pulled most of it up.  One larger plant did snap leaving the roots but I’ve got that now. Thanks for advice. Will keep it in check.

B3

I use a paint scraper

Lyn

If it’s easy to pull up it’s self sown on the top of the weed suppressant, in the ground they are beasts to get up. 

Papi Jo

Geum urbanum, nice plant in the wild but declared a pest in my garden. Very hard to get rid of once it's started seeding all over the place.