Weed or not?

[alldigging]

Technically it's a weed. It's been growing in the lawn for years but has never had chance to flower before. (I am surprised at that tbh as we don't keep the lawn really short)

[lottie dolly]

It looks like a plant called bugal??,it is a creeping low plant,I say looks like,because yours is standing up,maybe on account of being in the grass,

[Bill HH]

I haven't got a clue but I did have the weed, finally got rid of it last year, mine never had a chance to flower, it looked like brown asparagus.

[mothhawk]

How can it be a weed when the seeds cost £2.99 a pack? Besides, bees and blue butterflies love it. I think it looks especially pretty growing in long grass as it does all round the local playing field here.

[Two_Sheds]

it looks like a salvia to me

[Scarlet]

Bugle weed as Lottie has said.

[Glutton4...]

Ajuga/Bugle I reckon. A pretty little plant, but you won't want it in your lawn. Probably a pain to dig it all out, but you'll get it weakened by mowing it shorter.

[Jeanied]

LD is right - it is a bugle - ajuga reptans - aka self-heal.

Great minds, G4.

[Glutton4...]

I had several different varieties/colours in my old garden. I planted it along the sides of the back path which was paviors set in pea gravel. It softened the edges, and kept the gravel off the path. Vey useful little plant, and, as said before, the Bees like it.

[alldigging]

Oh I think it's lovely. I will be digging it up to put somewhere other than the lawn. It's a reasonable size chunk in the lawn.
Tomorrows job I think!

[hellybore]

It's a sweet little wildflower, to be cherished

[Martin H]

It's a great wildflower and will flower happily in deep shade as long as it's damp.

[Bal]

It's an ajuga have just planted 27all down the bed next to the drive, hopefully the will spread and smother the weeds

[lottie dolly]

I would not have had it down as a weed,it was years ago I got some from a garden centre for a rockery,now long extinct,so why it popped back in my head I have no idea,good you asked the question,as others now know of this plant,one time I wondered if it belonged to the tradiscantia family,

[Bal]

I planted 3varieties, one with bronze leaves like the one in the photo, is is the one that's doing the best, so it seems quite tough. Pic would dig it up and plant it where you need ground cover, it is mean to be low growing, 10 cms or so.