I live in Westchester near LAX and have no problem with my Dodonaea hedge
reseeding but a friend who lives in Culver City did have a problem. Iâll get one
or two seedlings every once in awhile. I have sandy loam and she has clay
soil.
Janet
From: T*@plantsoup.com
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:14 AM
To: d*@yahoo.com
Cc: m*@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Dodonaea reseeding
Isn't
it interesting how location makes a difference!
I'm several hundred miles south of David and here Dodonaea resseding is
certainly comparable to those other shrubs, along with Mexican fan palm and
Canary Island palm. They are all terrible nuisances!
Nan
On Jan 16, 2011, at 11:02 AM, david feix wrote:
I don't notice the Dodonaea reseeding to be nearly as
much a problem here in the SF Bay Area. Yes, it does occasionally
reseed, but nothing like Pittosporum undulatum, Eriobotrya japonica, Ligustrum
lucidum, Acacia melanoxylon or Hedera canariensis. In my opinion, these
are the worst introduced ornamental plant culprits in an irrigated landscape
here in the East Bay. The ones that have berries that birds like to eat
are typically the worst spreaders for me in my garden, especially in areas
under trees or power lines. I suppose I should also add Quercus
agrifolia and Black Walnuts, but the squirrels and blue jays do more to spread
these around than the others.
From: Nan Sterman <T*@plantsoup.com>
To: Medit-Plants Group <m*@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 10:42:30
PM
Subject: Re: Kennedia
coccinea
Just one thing to keep in mind with Dondonaea, at least
in my area (southern California), it reseeds like crazy... terrible. I
have a client whose next door neighbor has one on their side of the fence and
it almost literally rains seedlings into her garden, especially into vegetable
beds. Really drives us nuts pulling those darned seedlings in the beds
and everywhere else in the garden.
Nan
On Jan 15, 2011, at 6:27 PM, david feix
wrote:
Deborah, That
sounds like it would be an interesting combination for this plant! If
you are in need of more orange/coral/purple flower colors in combination,
you might also think of adding some Chorizema to the mix, also in bloom
about now. I forgot to mention that Jo O'connel's nursery down in
Ventura would be a good source for more obscure Kennedia species, see her
web site/link: http://www.australianplants.com/plants.aspx?id=1550K.
coccinea may want more supplemental irrigation to get it going than the
Dodonaea needs, so it might take some TLC to get this established at the
base of an existing Dodonaea. The one Kennedia species I am most
familiar with, and the one that is the most aggressive in size is the black
flowered K. nigricans, which is probably a much harder plant to abuse, but
the flowers aren't as showy from a distance, more for the person who likes
black flowers... I think any slower acting fertilizer that is not too
rich in nitrogen or phosphorus would be suitable for Kennedia, my
implication is that they are easy to burn with a fast acting
fertilizer. Locally, The Dry Garden Nursery in Oakland, Ca. usually
stocks the Kennedia coccinea or the Chorizema, but they are also available
from Suncrest Wholesale Nursery or San Marcos Growers Wholesale Nursery.
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