Weeds of spring, also known as winter annuals: purple deadnettle, henbit, common chickweed, and hairy bittercress. Last year, in the posts Purple deadnettle, or is it henbit, and Weed report 2016, I fessed up to misidentifying purple deadnettle as henbit and wondering if any henbit was… Continue Reading “Weeds of spring: purple deadnettle, henbit, common chickweed, and hairy bittercress”
Category: Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustardTags: Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard
Posted on December 7, 2016
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Weed report for 2016. Lovely photo above of crocus blooming on March 11, when you would think that the garden is weed-free, at least visibly so, but just look in the upper righthand corner. Creeping Charlie. In March. At least it isn’t growing. This… Continue Reading “Weed report 2016”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Smartweed, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
Posted on April 24, 2016
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December 2016 update: I think the winter annual I have been identifying as henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) may be purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) instead. Weeds of the Northeast calls purple deadnettle and henbit similar species. They describe the upper leaves and square stems of purple deadnettle… Continue Reading “Purple deadnettle, or is it henbit: third winter annual to make a showing”
Category: Broadleaf plantain, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, WeedsTags: Broadleaf plantains, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds
Posted on April 29, 2015
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Weeds of April. Although all weeds are with us all the time in some form or other, this post is intended to highlight the weeds most consuming my weeding attention during the spring month of April. I plan to rate the weeds in my… Continue Reading “Weeds of April”
Category: April, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Months, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: April, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
