Landscape Management, Weed Watch 2014
WEEDWATCH STANDING SENTINEL TO PROTECT PLANT HEALTH For more information regarding these and other turf weeds and related control technologies and tips please visit www DowProvesIt com or call 800 255 3726 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET OCTOBER 2012 36 PHOTOS DR SHAWN ASKEW Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Dimension specialty herbicide Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Gallery specialty herbicide Primarily found in turfgrass and landscapes henbit prefers thin nutrient rich soil CONTROL TIPS Henbit germinates in the fall reproducing by seed and lowers in spring Dense lush turf is the best way to reduce spread and encroachment of winter annuals Properly mow fertilize and water in spring and summer to minimize thin turf areas Apply a preemergent herbicide containing isoxaben prior to germination in the fall HENBIT Lamium amplexicaule IDENTIFICATION TIPS With square stems and purple red lowers this winter annual closely resembles henbit Lamium amplexicaule Opposite leaves with pointed tips often have a purple tinge Leaves grow on short or long petioles dependent on where the leaf is located on the plant unlike henbit where leaves lack petioles Purple red lowers grow in clusters of three to six in the upper leaves Deadnettle a member of the mint family reproduces by seed CONTROL TIPS Purple deadnettle germinates in the fall and lowers in the spring It thrives in thin turf and moist shady sites Dense lush turf is the best way to reduce spread and encroachment of winter annuals Properly mow fertilize and water in spring and summer to minimize thin turf areas Apply a preemergent herbicide containing dithiopyr prior to germination in the fall IDENTIFICATION TIPS This member of the mint family from the same genus as purple deadnettle features a square stem Commonly confused with deadnettle henbit leaves are also opposite but circular to heart shaped without petioles for attachment but with clasping leaves on the petiole Pink to purple lowers grow in whorls in the upper leaves without petioles PURPLE DEADNETTLE Lamium pupureum
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