RHS Other common names
bird lime, bur weed, catch weed, claver grass, cleaver grass, cleaverwort, cling rascal, clivers, cross clever, geckdor, goose bill, goose tongue, grip grass, gull grass, hair eve, harif, haritch, herif, love man, mutton chops, pig tail, scratch weed, spring cleavers, stick-a-back, sticky bobs, sticky willy, sweethearts, turkey grass, air flower, beggar's lice, goose grass, gosling weed, kiss-me-quick, llau'r offeiriad
Annual Biennial
An annual producing weak, sprawling stems to 1m or more with whorls of small, narrow leaves. Tiny, white flowers are followed by small, spherical, green fruit sometimes flushed purple. Leaves, stems and seeds are covered in stiff, hooked hairs
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres