Garden Q&A: What are these weedy purple spring flowers?

The two likely candidates are purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) and henbit (Lamium amplexicaule). They’re very common ...
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Purple mustard may be a weed, but it's a sure sign of spring

Since I first collected bouquets of purple "flowers" with grubby little-kid fingers, I've had a place in my heart for this weed. The harbinger of spring, purple mustard, rings in the season with ...