Re: CULT I. pseudacorus
- Subject: Re: CULT I. pseudacorus
- From: D* E*
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:04:27 -0800
From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
Mark Cook writes re I. pseudacorus becoming an invasive and
unwelcome plant:
>
> There is some chance this could happen, but it would be easy to
avoid.
> If one goes through the garden, and removes the seed pods before they
can
> mature, it will not escape cultivation. A few people raise Iris
> pseudacorus here, and so far, I have not heard of it even existing
outside
> of gardens.
This is a good point, but doesn't necessarily make me comfortable. If
there
is a chance, sooner or later there is going to be a gardener who lets the
seeds disperse either through carelessness, neglect or unpreventable
circumstances. When kudzu was imported, I'm sure the intention was not
to let it cover Mississippi in a green blanket of vines. These things
happen
because humans are dealing with a piece of vegetation which would have
been better left put. What means would spread the seeds beyond the
gardeners situation?
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7
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