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broadleafperennialDifficulty
Buckhorn plantain
Plantago lanceolata
The narrow-leaf cousin of broadleaf plantain, with a cone-shaped seed head on a wiry stalk that pops right back up after mowing.
How to tell
- •Narrow lance-shaped leaves with ribbed veins
- •Short dark cone-shaped seed head with tiny white flowers
- •Wiry stalks taller than the lawn
Why it is in your lawn
Thin, dry, compacted turf.
Best window
Spring and fall.
1 · Fix the cause
- Pull when soil is wet
- Overseed and aerate in fall
2 · Eco product
Iron HEDTA spot spray, repeat once.
Track the price of Iron HEDTA lawn weed killer (Natria Lawn Weed Control or Fiesta)What you are signing up for
Easy. Pull it.
Reference only · what the truck would spray
Active ingredient
2,4-D + MCPP + dicamba
Typical product
Trimec
Why we do not recommend it
Not needed for a weed this easy to pull.
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