Red Dead Nettle/Purple Deadnettle and Henbit in Strawberry Plantings
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Red deadnettle or purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) and henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) are members of the mint family. They are winter annuals that produce flowers in early spring. Plants have square stems and shallow roots. Upper leaves of L. purpureum are often reddish in color.
Red deadnettle lacking the typical reddish color.
(Photo: John Strang, University of Kentucky)
Management:
- A limited number of peremergent herbicides are effective.
