Re: Artemesia "Oriental Limelight"

Very interesting, Jesse.  Maybe just goes to prove that different
plants act differently in different places:-)  The mugwort I battle
once covered a space about 15 x 30...and I mean covered it, along
with another favorite, bindweed.

I dug and sifted that whole space to get out all the roots but both
of these pests are still popping up...not as much and I nip them
every chance I get, but they are not defeated by any means.  At the
bottom of the hill this garden tops, I see the mugwort is trying to
sneak up from the wild stuff and across the path so it can climb that
hill again.

I'm talking about Artemisia vulgaris:

http://snipurl.com/6kej

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net>
> Hmmm. I've been following this subject with interest. I have
> mugwort...and it does not have a big problem with spreading. It
gets
> big, and I trim it, and I divide it periodically but nothing like
what
> you all are describing. I grew it in Texas and I grow it up here.
And
> you say the Oriental Limelight spreads like mugwort? Hmmmm.
> 
>  
> Jess
> 
> 
> Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net> wrote:
> 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
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> > From: Melody 
> > 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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