Re: Re(2): Kikuyu as water plant
- To: Barry Garcia
- Subject: Re: Re(2): Kikuyu as water plant
- From: M* F*
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:32:31 -1000 (HST)
It is a federally Listed Noxious Weed. It is supposed to be regulated by
USDA APHIS. IT is one of the quarantine significant pests species from
Hawaii. Maybe just politics now. Seems they have a bunch of useless
regulations....
MTF
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Barry Garcia wrote:
> gardenguru@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >This plant (weed?) is used quite extensively for cover
> >at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego.
> >
> >It's used primarily in the waterfowl enclosures
> >because it's just about the only thing that will grow
> >in the compacted soil, will tolerate the constant
> >"fertilizing" (if you know what I mean), and will grow
> >freely into marshy and even watery areas.
>
> Ack.seem this plant is well suited to being a weed ;). It never seemed to
> mind the sand we have in our yard. The only thing it doesnt seem to like
> too much is frost..the stuff we have left in our backyard has died back
> (above ground) after getting frosted.
>
> ____________________________
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Cesar Javier Jaime Garcia
>
