Products applied for burndown of existing vegetation prior to planting and or post directed for weed control around existing ornamental plants.
Broadleaf weed control in liriope.
Weed beater complete is great for pre and post control of broadleaf and grassy weeds.
Weed control in ground covers is based on starting with a weed free bed mulching and the use of preemergence herbicides.
It kills the weeds in your lawn including many varieties of broadleaf weeds.
Once weeds emerge in beds postemergence options are somewhat limited expecially for broadleaf weeds.
For the grass you can use a grass specific herbicide such as grass b gone ornamec over the top etc.
Bonide weed beater complete pre emergent granules.
Extreme care should be taken to avoid spray contact on the foliage of desired vegetation.
There is not a broadleaf weed killer that you could use that wouldn t also harm the liriope.
It also contains a pre emergent preventing new weeds from germinating in your lawn.
Many annual and some perennial grasses including torpedograss.
Department of agriculture hardiness zones 5 through 10.
Liriope liriope muscari also known as lilyturf is suitable for use as a landscape planting in u s.
Imazaquin can be used on liriope muscari evergreen giant and silvery sunproof for control of some broadleaf and grass weeds as well as sedges and wild garlic pre and postemergence.
Try to hand pull or hoe the broadleaf weeds.
Ut extension horticultural specialist carol reese recommends pulling the weeds to get rid of them and then using a pre emergent herbicide like preen to take.
Liriope is in the lily family so will not be affected by the grass herbicide.
The herbicide image kills nutsedge with imazaquin can be used to control sedges and it s safe to use on liriope.
Preemergence and or pre plant applied herbicides for residual control of weeds in selected ornamental plants.
If the weed is a sedge several applications should greatly reduce the population.
For grass weed escapes in lirope beds fenoxaprop clethodim fluazifop p butyl and sethoxydim are labeled for postemergence use for one or more species.
Be careful when using this herbicide around ornamental grasses.
How to kill weeds in liriope.
