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I've tried a number of weed eradicating chemicals and they keep coming back year after year all over my lawn. I would appreciate it if you can identify and also provide possible remedies. Thanks in advance!
The second one is ajuga, not a weed. Don't try to kill it....transplant it to a flower bed or a place where you don't want to mow. It's a great ground cover, sun or shade. When it's not growing in amongst grass and such, it's really pretty....and those flowers are breathtaking in the spring (more flowers in more sun, and also more purple color to the leaves).
The first one, I don't know what it is, but I have it in my yard and I think it's kinda pretty.
The first one is called Creeping Charlie. It's also called Ground Ivy, Gill-over-the-ground and several other names. Scientific name is Glechoma hederacea. I like it...but if it gets in the lawn I just mow it. It's green--and I don't poison my yard.
The first one is ground ivy and I have a lot of it. You can kill it out for one year but I've had to do it every year. I used a product called Turflon Ester by Hi-Yield. It is very expensive but I have tried everything else and not succeeded. You have to apply it every week for 4 consecutive weeks and it has worked great for me. It also kills Bermuda grass for one year.
I totally disagree about the ajuga. I don't like it so it grows all over my yard. The Turflon Ester kills it also. Good Luck
Well, if OP doesn't want to keep the ajuga and it isn't a big patch, it is easily pulled up....it is very shallowly rooted, and you don't have to worry about getting all the roots. As a matter of fact, that's how I transplant mine to other areas of the yard....I pull it up and then just scratch the surface of the dirt where I want to put it and nestle it in. Never had any die on me yet.
I have a variety called 'Burgundy Glow' that is just beautiful. Even after the blue flowers are gone, the little flower spikes are pretty with their creamy markings. Mine grows and blooms well in shade, but even better in morning sun and spreads more quickly. But not invasively. I love it.
Here is a picture of my 'Burgundy Glow' ajuga in both sun and shade.
The first one is in sun....note the more burgundy color in the leaves. This is what it has done since late last summer when I planted one little sprig pulled up from another patch. It grew all through the winter, and we had some pretty cold temperatures this past winter....then took off even more as warmer weather arrived.
The second one is in pretty deep shade. This was taken earlier this spring when it was still blooming. It has been there a few years and is not spreading as quickly as the one in sun.
I have some of the other kind also, the kind the OP posted a picture of. It has more purple color in sun also, spreads quickly, and blooms beautifully. The flowers last a long time on both, and, as I said before, the leftover flower bracts are still pretty on the 'Burgundy Glow' variety. You can see this in the "sun" picture.
Ajuga grows beautifully in our very wet shaded lot under maples and pines - consistently regrowing even after it is mowed.
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