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Common Lawn Weeds
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Henbit
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- Winter annual broadleaf weed.
- Greenish to purplish, tender, square stems with opposite leaves.
- Leaves are rounded, coarsely toothed, deeply veined, and hairy.
- At the top the plant, the leaves are directly clasped to the stem.
- Similiar in appearance to Purple Deadnettle but upper leaves lack petioles.
- Has pinkish purple trumpet-shaped flowers in clusters at the end of the stems.
- Blooms appear in early spring.
- Reproduces by seed.
- Chemical control must occur before flowering.
Control Methods
- Hand Removal or Hoeing.
- Improve sunlight, fertilization, soil pH.
- Herbicides:
- Preemergence - atrazine*, benefin, pendimethalin, isoxaben,
(Apply in the early fall).
* Excellent tolerance in centipede and St. Augustine grass.
Tolerance in DORMANT bermuda and zoysia at low label rates.
- Postemergence - combination of these products:
[dicamba**, MCPP**, 2,4-D**, and/or 2,4-DP**]
(Apply in the fall or early winter to small weeds, but before blooming)
** Use lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass.
Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.
Always Read the Label
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Pinkish purple trumpet-shaped
flowers.
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