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Chickweed
Life cycle: Annual
Leaves: Smooth oval opposite leaves.
Stems: Grow along ground or ascend, and spread out.
Flowers: Small star-like flowers.
Roots: Shallow roots.
Comments: Often found in shaded areas among shrubs and in border plantings.
Control
Cultural: Pull or mulch in border plantings.
Foliar Herbicides: Products that contain 2,4-D and dicamba (Weed-B-Gone Max, Trimec, WeedStop, and others), triclopyr (Turflon), and metsulfuron (Manor). There is also a Weed-B-Gone product for clover, chickweeds, and oxalis species that contains triclopyr.
Soil Herbicides: Products that contain pendimethalin (Pendulum) or dithiopyr (Dimension Ultra). For landscapes, may use isoxaben (Gallery or Portrait).