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Henbit
Lamium amplexicaule
The purple haze in April lawns and fields. Square stems, scalloped leaves clasping the stem, pink-purple tube flowers. Gone by June.
How to tell
- •Square stems
- •Rounded, scalloped leaves that wrap the stem
- •Purple flowers in whorls at the top
- •Appears in March, flowers in April
Why it is in your lawn
Bare soil in fall.
Best window
March.
1 · Fix the cause
- Pull or mow before it seeds
- Fall overseeding closes the gaps
2 · Eco product
Iron HEDTA for a big patch.
Track the price of Iron HEDTA lawn weed killer (Natria Lawn Weed Control or Fiesta)What you are signing up for
Pollinators love it in early spring when little else is blooming. Consider leaving it until mid-April.
Reference only · what the truck would spray
Active ingredient
2,4-D mixes
Typical product
Weed B Gon
Why we do not recommend it
Self-limiting. Spraying a plant that dies in six weeks anyway is waste.
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