Typically, contact type herbicides like paraquat, atrazine + oil, etc. However, once they flower they become much harder to control with those systemic herbicides. Henbit leaves consist of a rosette arrangement around the stem and are more circular while purple deadnettle has distinctive “heart shaped” leaves.īoth species can be controlled fairly readily with many herbicides including glyphosate + dicamba or 2,4-D prior to flower. The two can be distinguished from each other by their distinctive leaf shape (Picture attached). These spiky flowers can either be solitary or. It’s easy to notice this weed because it can reach 1.5 meters tall, and it grows purple flowers that are spread apart. These pesky plants can easily invade a turf, especially those that prefer our warm and humid climate. This weed has basal leaves that are round in shape, looking like a rosette, slightly hairy and consist of approximately 5 7 leaf points.
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Although found in many soil types, it prefers to grow in free draining soil, dry environment and a soil that is under-nourished.
One distinguishing characteristic of plants in this family including henbit and purple deadnettle is that they have square stems. Weeds are unwanted plants that plenty of lawn owners have to deal with. Pinkish/Purple flowers 8 12 mm (1/2 inch) in diameter with jagged petals. They are both part of the Lamiaceae or “mint” family. These two Lamium species are often confused as being the same weed. However, there is a close cousin to henbit, purple deadnettle ( Lamium purpureum L.), that is also adding to the purple color in many fields.
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