re: I. pseudacorus
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- Subject: re: I. pseudacorus
- From: "* K* H* <H*@zool.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:51:45 +0000
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Linda wrote:
> Do you think I could plant it in a sheltered spot surrounded by dry
> soil a long ways away from the wet areas? Does anybody know how the seeds
> are dispersed?
I. pseudacorus is not nearly as problematic in a dry bed away from wet
areas. Seeds are most dangerous when they can float downstream to
colonize new areas, so be sure to clip the stalks before pods form as
an extra precaution.
Dustin Howarth
Ashland VA
Dustin Howarth
Zone 7a, Ashland (central) Va
howarth@zool.umd.edu