Re: grapeleaf anemone

ok- so I don't know anything about tropicals, but you
are killing off orchid trees? Why? I mean around here
anything tropical is big bucks... would they survive
indoors for the winter here? 

Donna

--- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

> Don't you love it? I went out to pick figs this AM
> and discovered my 
> Hong Kong orchid tree has provided a carpet of
> seedlings under the main 
> fig tree--so it's time to break out the RoundUp
> early some morning 
> soon.
> 
> On Jul 1, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Kitty wrote:
> 
> > Well, I know I said I've been able to do more, but
> the Grapeleaf 
> > Anemone (Anemone tomentosa - no longer using the
> 'Robustissima' or 
> > var. robustissima name) is a tough adversary.  I'm
> taking a short 
> > break from digging out 2/3 of the stand.  This
> year it took over the 
> > path to the spigot on its right and half the bed
> to its left.  
> > Previously it had grown under the rocks that had
> been buried 4 inches 
> > down to keep it from escaping to the lawn and came
> out the other side. 
> >  This year I'm forced to take radical action.  But
> it means digging 
> > out the rocks to get at the roots and trying to
> get all the stolons, 
> > rhizomes, whatever they're called.  Hot work. Came
> in for water and 
> > sunscreen.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> >
>
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> Southwest Florida
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> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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