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What is this horrible stuff? #190687 Mar 9th, 2008 at 06:05 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I have this in every flower bed, every pot, every natural area, everywhere EVERY year. I hate it. It takes forever to get rid of it and it's EVERY year.

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Bestofour #190689 Mar 9th, 2008 at 06:10 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California idk,but have you ever had a weed with weird leaves & when u touch it your hand gets itchy???I think they're called nettles since I heard it before;not the weeds you're talkin' about. Waiting for fall...

Re: What is this horrible stuff? emdeGardener2 #190696 Mar 9th, 2008 at 06:36 PM Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,376 Virginia USA Gardencrazy Gardencrazy Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,376 Virginia USA It looks like henbit dead nettle(Lamium amplexicaule)to me. [Linked Image] [lilypie.com]

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Gardencrazy #190699 Mar 9th, 2008 at 06:56 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida I think its pretty! alot of floridas flowers are weeds and i even have some planted starflower gorws wild around here it has the faintest lilac scent... i love it! along with sugarbush tree and the palmetto palms... pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Gardencrazy #190700 Mar 9th, 2008 at 06:57 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I think that's it and it's horrible.

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Bestofour #190713 Mar 9th, 2008 at 07:31 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada apparently it's a winter annual and dies in the summer Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: What is this horrible stuff? kennyso #190721 Mar 9th, 2008 at 07:45 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Is that by any chance Purple Purella/ I had some of it ...... Came from texas. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #190777 Mar 9th, 2008 at 09:58 PM Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia obywan59 The Jedi obywan59 The Jedi Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia I think it's Purple Dead-Nettle or Lamium purpurea. Terry May the force be with you

Re: What is this horrible stuff? obywan59 #190784 Mar 9th, 2008 at 10:39 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida i still think that its pretty! pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #190882 Mar 10th, 2008 at 02:34 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN alankhart Number Seven alankhart Number Seven Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,275 Knoxville, TN Definitely Henbit (Lamium), and it's very invasive. I have it also and if I don't pull it out as soon as I see it, it spreads everywhere. There are some perennial lamiums that are better behaved, but can still spread by seed.

Re: What is this horrible stuff? alankhart #190943 Mar 10th, 2008 at 05:51 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida i wonder will it grow in florida? pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #190965 Mar 10th, 2008 at 06:32 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania YOu are in florida, dont wonder too far, you'll get lost. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #190972 Mar 10th, 2008 at 06:41 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California Quote YOu are in florida,dont wonder too far,you'll get lost. Well,I live in California,so I should've fallen off a cliff by now. Waiting for fall...

Re: What is this horrible stuff? emdeGardener2 #190985 Mar 10th, 2008 at 06:53 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Did anyone ever say to you , MY NAME IS CIFF, drop over sometime? PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #190992 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:02 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida i dont get it, lol pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #190996 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:04 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania toposh A cliff is a huge drop ..... now you get it ? PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #191006 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:11 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida i got that part i meant "YOu are in florida, dont wonder too far, you'll get lost." lol... pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #191021 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:22 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania YOu said I WOnder...... Ole saying in penna., ( wonders means moving around aimlessly) you could get lost. Joke of cours here. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #191024 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:26 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour OP Patriot OP Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Originally Posted by dodge Is that by any chance Purple Purella/ I had some of it ...... Came from texas. Not Purella. I have that and like it. This is a horrible weed.

Re: What is this horrible stuff? dodge #191025 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:26 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida Oooohhh lol. Heck i can get lost just a few blocks from my house... im bad with directions and maps and what not... I have gotten lost a few time already iw as walking and i had my cd player and i was listening to music looking at the road for cars u know and i never looked at the road signs and stuff so i had to call and have someone pic me up! haha pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #191037 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:38 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California If I wondered out of my county I would get lost. Waiting for fall...

Re: What is this horrible stuff? emdeGardener2 #191041 Mar 10th, 2008 at 07:41 PM Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida toposh Twinkie the Kid toposh Twinkie the Kid Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285 florida lol so would i until i found my way to indiana i know how to get around there... pleaseee... Betty Crocker aint got nothing on me =)

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #192226 Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:29 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,477 philly Joclyn Deep Purple Joclyn Deep Purple Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,477 philly it IS purple deadnettle and yes, the flowers are pretty (well, they're purple, so of course they're pretty!!) and yes, it IS quite nasty stuff that takes over quickly and is very hard to get rid of. this and creeping charlie are the only things with purple flowers i wish i'd never seen!! Zone 6b

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Joclyn #196961 Mar 29th, 2008 at 05:35 PM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31 Tennessee Ellymae Member Ellymae Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31 Tennessee The old folks around here call that heal's all. My Grandma rose used to brew a tea from it to cure everything from a cough to "the dysentary" as she called it. I think its a sweet little flower. It fills my ditchline every year and I just love it (it gives me an excuse to hold off on weedeating until it dies back).

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Ellymae #198858 Apr 4th, 2008 at 06:48 AM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas It's certainly colorful and interesting. I like some of the 'weeds' that come up in my flower beds. If they are not too invasive and aren't choking out any of my other plants, I leave them be. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What is this horrible stuff? alankhart #202649 Apr 19th, 2008 at 01:35 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 273 Richmond, Indiana PlantFaerie Member PlantFaerie Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 273 Richmond, Indiana That looks like the dead nettle I always confuse with Catnip (I don't know why I do I just do) So I think I'm going to agree with the others, Dead nettle

Re: What is this horrible stuff? toposh #202658 Apr 19th, 2008 at 02:16 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania If you call , how do you know where to say your are???????? Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What is this horrible stuff? Ellymae #202752 Apr 19th, 2008 at 06:18 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Originally Posted by Ellymae The old folks around here call that heal's all. My Grandma Rose used to brew a tea from it to cure everything from a cough to "the dysentary" as she called it. I think its a sweet little flower. It fills my ditchline every year and I just love it (it gives me an excuse to hold off on weedeating until it dies back). Heal all or self heal does look similar but is a different thing, prunella vulgaris (or common prunella)It is very useful and can cure just about anything from a fever to a strep throat. My mom makes tea with it when any of us get sick. Definitely a heal all! Last edited by kennyso; Apr 19th, 2008 at 06:19 PM. Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee