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Common Lawn Weeds
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Ground Ivy
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- Perennial broadleaf weed.
- Prostrate, creeping plant with four-sided, hairy stems.
- Leaves opposite, kidney-shaped to rounded, prominently veined and with scalloped margins.
- Readily roots at stem nodes.
- Flowers, bluish to purplish with red speckles, arranged in groups of three to seven at stem ends or leaf axils.
- Reproduces from seed and creeping stems.
- More common in shaded than full sunlight areas.
Control Methods
- Hand Removal or Hoeing
- Herbicides:
- Postemergence - combination of these products:
[dicamba**, MCPP**, 2,4-D**, and/or 2,4-DP**]
(Make repeated application in the fall when flowering).
- glyphosate - non-selective control in shaded areas.
** Use lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass.
Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.
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Spreads by creeping stems.
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