Re: Perennial Mistakes

**"* P* <R*@Comcast.net>**

Betty,

The perennial that I would never plant again...and can't get rid of...is 
Cushion Spurge (Euphorbia polychroma).

My reasoning at the time was it's easy to grow and would thrive in my sandy 
(rocky) dry soil. Few perennials thrive in this soil, most just tolerate it 
Add that the site that is hilly and has tree roots. Well it thrived! Now it 
is all over the place. I don't necessarily mind when plants wander. Plants 
such as Sweet Woodroof (Galium adoratum) or perennial geraniums can spread 
all over and they are still sweet. Cushion Spurge grows everywhere, showing 
up in sun or shade, wet or dry soil...in pathways...and it isn't 
sweet...kind of a boring yellow. I now pull it like a weed or banish it to 
my barren hill that rejects most plants...and yup...it grows fine.

I would, and do plant either ground cover sedums or perennial geraniums 
instead. If they spread, I'm ok with it.

Sandie Parrott
Freelance Writer/Photographer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B K Earl" <bearl@xnet.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:34 PM
Subject: [GWL] Perennial Mistakes

> I'm sure we have all planted a perennial or two that, for various
> reasons,  we would never, ever plant again.
>
> I'm interested in your insights regarding such plants.  What was the
> plant? What attracted you to it in the first place?  Then, what made you
> dislike it?  And what would you plant instead?
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Betty Earl
>
> Gardening on 2 acres 30 miles west of Chicago.
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