Fleabane is a particularly pesky weed. When I say pesky, I mean an absolute pain in your backside.

Other weeds are annoying, but you treat them and they go away. Fleabane, however, is resistant to herbicides and glyphosate.

Fleabane is part of the daisy family with two main varieties- Flaxleaf and Tall. Both types are upright, tap-rooted weeds with white flowers. Flaxleaf Fleabane has grey leaves and can grow up to 1m tall. Tall Fleabane, however, is light green and grows up to 2m tall.

The main issue with Fleabane in your lawn is the nutrients and water it takes from the soil. Nutrients and water that your grass requires to thrive. This weed germinates in spring but becomes a major problem during summer. Summer is already a difficult time for lawns, the last thing you want is a weed stealing water from your grass, especially when it’s a weed that is so hard to get rid of. Once Fleabane matures, it creates an afro of seeds that carried far and wide in the wind.