Re: ? re: Artemesia "Oriental Limelight"

Melody, like others, I'd suggest you keep it confined in a pot.  It
travels underground via a white root, any tiny piece of which can
sprout - just like the plain old green one who goes by the name of
mugwort and is a most pernicious weed, tho' not unattractive.

Consensus appears to be that the variegated one does spread tho' from
what people have said and what I've noted with mine, it doesn't seem
quite as aggressive as the species...but, I've only had mine in place
for a couple three years now, and mine is in 3/4" bluestone driveway
gravel over clay with about 2" of humus on top of the gravel ...not
exactly prime root spreading conditions.

I think if you give it a *really* inhospitable site - in sun or part
sun - like dry, stony clay soil, it might not wander too much, but
you never know.

You could sink a large nursery pot into the soil - put screenwire
over the holes in the bottom so it can't sneak out of those - and
plant it in the pot...and then watch it;-)

It could also be, as Donna noted, that you'd have less problem with
it spreading where you are than those of us south of you...but, given
my war with the species, I would be loathe to bank on that without
proof.

It's a very pretty plant and if kept in place, well worth growing
IMO.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Melody <mhobertm@excite.com>
> who doesn't always need more of that? :-) I found two little pots
of
> Artemesia Oriental Limelight and I know we've mentioned that plant
on
> the list here in the past few days but I couldn't remember the
specific
> comments. A quick search on line revealed that this plant can be
quite
> invasive...??? Help! That is the last thing I need.
> 
> 
> Marge--one of the hits I got was a posting of yours at Suite101 or
> something, so obviously you have experience with this plant. What
> recommendations do you have, if any?

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