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Yesterday afternoon as I was doing garden clean-up I can across this "plant". Is this a weed or a dislodged flower from my garden? I am perplexed ...
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Plant ID #309542
Asked March 28, 2016, 10:32 AM EDT
Yesterday afternoon as I was doing garden clean-up I can across this "plant". Is this a weed or a dislodged flower from my garden? I am perplexed and some gardening friends are also. Thank you!
Wayne County Michigan
Expert Response
I think it is purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum L), a common winter annual. Are the stem red and square?
I will check tomorrow in the day light. I did have some stinging nettle that appeared during the summer in those rocks. Where is it coming from? Strange. I will respond tomorrow when I can get a better look! Thank you very much!
Purple deadnettle is an annual mint related to henbit another common winter annual weed. Sting nettle is in another family and it is a perennial.
