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Lavender fields?

Apr 7th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Perspectives

Fields covered with large swaths of lavender-tinted flowers are a common sight in rural Missouri this time of year. Pretty weeds, that’s all they are. Just henbit. You probably have a few here and there in your yard. They’re not particularly noticible in small numbers.
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) is a winter [...]



A closer look

Apr 7th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Perspectives


Another angle

Apr 7th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Garden

A different view, showing the leaves. Henbit blooms in late winter and early spring. It started in late January here at the farm and didn’t seem too bothered by freezing weather.