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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
Unless it's somehow sterile I doubt it'll work. Birds (especially
starlings, another out-of-control exotic) love ivy berries, and once they
eat 'em, there's no telling where the seeds will end up.
Phil
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