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Re: Plants along beaches

> >Oh, how I wish Hedera were outlawed in California!!!  People forget that
> >their beloved plant can be a neighbor's pest.

Just for information - there is currently research going on at the U.W. to
determine non-invasive varieties of Hedera so that it can still be
available as a useful ornamental and not invade the forests.  Here
(Pacific Northwest) it takes over large areas of forest and essentially
prevents anything else from getting established.

A side note: There is a parasite, Orobranche hederae, that attacks Hedera
though unfortunately it doesn't actually harm or even limit the plant.  It
is supposed to have very pleasant orchid-like purple flowers.  Has anyone
grown it?

Bob
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