http://www.techno-impressionist.com/weed1.htm

There are large patches of this on the lawn of a house I just bought.

Is it a weed?

Is it invasive?

Will it be a problem?

Thanks.


--
Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp
Techno-Impressionist Museum: http://www.techno-impressionist.com
TLC Systems: http://www.tlc-systems.com

Looks like henbit to me. See:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/lamam.htm

Define "problem" 8-) I've got bits of it here and there, and I find it
sort of pretty in a small way. It gets mowed along with the rest of the
plants, including grass, that live in my lawn, and I don't notice it much
after that. Not worth getting excited about, IMO. It seems to confine
itself to the lawn, and doesn't annoy me by showing up very often in the
flower beds, which I do keep weed-free.

Cheers,
Sue

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Zone 6, South-central PA

"Tony Karp" wrote in message
...

http://www.techno-impressionist.com/weed1.htm

There are large patches of this on the lawn of a house I just bought.

Is it a weed?

Is it invasive?

Will it be a problem?

Thanks.

I know it as henbit, and have seen it in lawns in New England, and the
Pacific Northwest. Very common invasive Euro introduction, easy enough to
get rid of with herbicides. Frankly, I don't think it gets to be too much of
a problem. I would never spray for it in NY / NJ / CT / PA...other
opinions??

--
Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Tony Karp" wrote in message
...

http://www.techno-impressionist.com/weed1.htm

There are large patches of this on the lawn of a house I just bought.

Is it a weed?

Is it invasive?

Will it be a problem?

Thanks.


--
Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp
Techno-Impressionist Museum: http://www.techno-impressionist.com
TLC Systems: http://www.tlc-systems.com

"SugarChile" wrote:

Looks like henbit to me. See:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/lamam.htm

Define "problem" 8-) I've got bits of it here and there, and I find it
sort of pretty in a small way. It gets mowed along with the rest of the
plants, including grass, that live in my lawn, and I don't notice it much
after that. Not worth getting excited about, IMO. It seems to confine
itself to the lawn, and doesn't annoy me by showing up very often in the
flower beds, which I do keep weed-free.

Cheers,
Sue

Thanks for the quick response. I went to the page you referenced, and there's
another weed on the same page, called a purple deadnettle that looks closer to
my mystery weed.

I googled "deadnettle" and found more pictures that look like my weed. The
giveaway is the leaves -- mine has layered, triangular leaves, while the henbit
has more circular leaves.

Take a look at the comparison between these to plants at the URL you gave me
(and http://www.techno-impressionist.com/weed1.htm ), and let me know me what
you think.

As for my plans, the lawn is about an acre and a half, and I was hoping to turn
it into a meadow, requiring minimum effort to maintain and zero chemicals,
mostly because we have a well.

At this point, the deadnettle is just in patches, perhaps 20 feet across, and
in shaded areas. I like this effect, just as long as it doen't try to take over
the lawn.



--
Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp
Techno-Impressionist Museum: http://www.techno-impressionist.com
TLC Systems: http://www.tlc-systems.com

I think you're right, it probably is deadnettle. Still not a big deal, IMO.

Your meadow idea sounds great. Keep us updated on how that turns out!

Cheers,
Sue

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Zone 6, South-central PA

"Tony Karp" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the quick response. I went to the page you referenced, and
there's
another weed on the same page, called a purple deadnettle that looks
closer to
my mystery weed.

I googled "deadnettle" and found more pictures that look like my weed. The
giveaway is the leaves -- mine has layered, triangular leaves, while the
henbit
has more circular leaves.

Take a look at the comparison between these to plants at the URL you gave
me
(and http://www.techno-impressionist.com/weed1.htm ), and let me know me
what
you think.

As for my plans, the lawn is about an acre and a half, and I was hoping to
turn
it into a meadow, requiring minimum effort to maintain and zero chemicals,
mostly because we have a well.

At this point, the deadnettle is just in patches, perhaps 20 feet across,
and
in shaded areas. I like this effect, just as long as it doen't try to take
over
the lawn.



--
Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp
Techno-Impressionist Museum: http://www.techno-impressionist.com
TLC Systems: http://www.tlc-systems.com

There are large patches of this on the lawn of a house I just bought.

Is it a weed?

It looks like henbit. If so, then yes, it is a weed. See this page:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...eed/henbit.htm
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