Feb 262014
Late in the winter here in Chattahoochee Hills, henbit bursts into bloom, peppering the grassy verges with flecks of pinkish-purple. A member of the mint family whose original habitat is in Europe, western Asia and northern Africa, henbit has become common to roadsides across the United States. It seems ubiquitous on the untreated lawn, but its reign is short-lived. It appears as a harbinger of spring here in Georgia, then slowly fades away after the first day of spring.
