Plantain Buckhorn

How to Get Rid of Plantain Buckhorn

Characteristics

• Plantago lanceolata
• perennial weed
• basal rosette (leaves are grouped from a central point in a circular shape)
• low growing with flower stems that extend upwards
• flowers are bunched at end of them (broadleaf plantain’s have flowers that extend along the flower stem)
• flowers during the summer months

Treatment

Selective 

• the best time for application is during the fall and spring
• do not apply in the summer
• look for products that contain triclopyr, MCPP, Dicamba and/or 2,4-D
• Make sure to properly identify your grass to make sure that the herbicide is safe for your lawn.  Choose your grass below to filter for products that are safe for your lawn:
• Bahia 
• Bent 
• Bermuda 
• Buffalo 
• Centipede
• Fescue
• Kentucky Bluegrass
• Rye
• Seashore Paspalum
• St. Augustine
• Zoysia

Non-Selective

• spot treat in trouble areas
• only treat the target weed and avoid wanted vegetation
• best time to apply is in the spring and fall
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Prevention

• pre-emergent herbicides are not as effective because it is a perennial 
• the best time to apply these herbicides is during the fall months
• multiple applications are necessary
• look for active ingredients that pre-emergent that also has post-emergent qualities (dithiopyr and indaziflam)