Re: OT: Spider Plants.
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- Subject: Re: OT: Spider Plants.
- From: "* E* <S*@kp.ORG>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:19:53 -0700
From: "Lewis,Shirlee E" <Shirlee.E.Lewis@kp.ORG>
> Glenn Simmons asked
> Some Gardeners here use Spider Plants (Chlorophytum) as a ground
> cover
> in places that are shaded from the noon sun in summer.
>
> I have been reading this discussion on spider plants and am a little
> confused.
> We have a plant known as "spider plant" but it is nothing like you
> all are
> describing here. I believe the actual name of our plant is Cleome
> (sp?).
> Ours can get up to 4 feet tall and has semi thorns on it. Not a
> ground cover. The
> plant you are discussing sounds like what we call an Airplane plant,
> is that
> what this is?
>
Glenn, You are correct. In southern California the plant is almost a
weed if you let it get out of control. I am still trying to get it
totally out of my garden from when my Grandmother tossed out a house
plant about 15 or 20 years ago. I have finally resorted to deep digging
and carefully removing by hand all plant pieces that I find. I think
that there is only one or two areas where I still have any and I will be
successful by winter in getting the last out.
> Shirlee Lewis
> Southern California Iris Society
> Secretrary
> shirlee.e.lewis@kp.org
> FAX 562-461-4217
> VOICE 562-461-4912
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