> Agapanthus? Another eastern weed? LOL!!! Typical Landscape fare
> here!!! Though not invasive here!!
> Kim
No, not a weed by any means. Coddled greenhouse fare is more likely...to let it
loose is to lose it. And, to see it on the loose is a delight. Funny...you
have great gardens, and I comment about relative houseplants.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
The reason I said that is because some plants that grow in the east as =
weeds are coveted here in the west and vice versa. For example, we grow =
Liriope here as a landscape plant, but I have heard that it is a weed =
and called monkey grass, etc. in the east. And here, Datura is a common =
weed and it is grown in eastern gardens!
From: Dorsett
Subject: Re: Agapanthus, was My flowers this summer
> Agapanthus? Another eastern weed? LOL!!! Typical Landscape fare
> here!!! Though not invasive here!!
> Kim
> No, not a weed by any means. Coddled greenhouse fare is more =
likely...to let it
loose is to lose it. And, to see it on the loose is a delight. =
Funny...you
have great gardens, and I comment about relative houseplants.
My neighbor from Thailand planted some bamboo...I was wondering about it spreading.
I wasn't to worried, cause he planted it on the other side of his yard, but I hope
he didn't plant some that is going to cause problems for him!
alan
Dorsett wrote:
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December!
Ah...like, fer instance, bamboo? Some areas are too far north for bamboo to do
well, and that hardiness factor makes it almost controllable in our colder
zones. Even so, clump forming varieties are preferred...*if* we can grow them
at all.
Liriope spicata is a pest and Liriope muscari isn't, because the former spreads
by underground runners, rhisomes, and the latter is a clump former. Mondo grass
(L. japonicus) also runs around. Clump formers are still preferred.
Or...morning glories and moonflowers can become a pest in the south, and winter
kills much of their weedy potential in our gardens.
I bet mints are well behaved for you...if you can grow them at all. For some of
us, mints need controls, or better yet, CONTROL!! Or, if we are lacking in
control...their escape and subsequent non-recapture might simply signal a timely
move to Boston. ;-)
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
Alan,
He may be able to control its spread with water deprivation...if it's a running
bamboo.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
Ah, OK, that makes it a little more clearer to me! I did not realize =
there was an invasive Liriope! I have Liriope muscari and Mondo grass.
I did notice my violets are starting to form runners now! So I must =
have the invasive form that was discussed awhile back!
The only thing that keeps anything from being invasive here, is lack of =
rain, I think, save for a few species of low water consumption invasive =
plants!
In my artificially irrigated garden, mint is very much of a problem! I =
have to pull massive amounts of mint out of my rhubarb bed every few =
months! And in the flower gardens that are also irrigated I have a =
nasty 'weed' that is commonly grown as a houseplant, called German Ivy.
I am trying to grow some bamboo (runner type) but the rabbits eat any =
new sprouts before they can grow! The only way I can grow it in the =
ground is with a large trash can around it with the bottom cut out. Not =
too lovely, but I was hoping it would take off before the bunnies got =
it! nope!
From: Dorsett
Subject: Re: Agapanthus, was My flowers this summer
> Ah...like, fer instance, bamboo? Some areas are too far north for =
bamboo to do
well, and that hardiness factor makes it almost controllable in our =
colder
zones. Even so, clump forming varieties are preferred...*if* we can =
grow them
at all.
Liriope spicata is a pest and Liriope muscari isn't, because the former =
spreads
by underground runners, rhizomes, and the latter is a clump former. =
Mondo grass
(L. japonicus) also runs around. Clump formers are still preferred.
Or...morning glories and moonflowers can become a pest in the south, and =
winter
kills much of their weedy potential in our gardens.
I bet mints are well behaved for you...if you can grow them at all. For =
some of
us, mints need controls, or better yet, CONTROL!! Or, if we are lacking =
in
control...their escape and subsequent non-recapture might simply signal =
a timely
move to Boston. ;-)<<
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
