Paspalum

Paspalum is a perennial weed that invades all lawns. It features broad, coarse leaves and distinctive seed heads with purple-tinged spikes. Paspalum can spread rapidly, forming dense clumps that disrupt the uniformity of your lawn. Effective control involves selective herbicides and pre-emergents.

A prodiamine pre-emergent like Spartan stops new paspalum germinating from seed, while established clumps are best spot-treated with a selective grassy weed killer.