Re: What I wish I hadn't planted

Thanks for mentioning the Lobelia. I have some in a pot that I put at the bottom of my front stairs and was thinking of planting out. Now I think I won't. It does have the virtue of blooming in sun or shade, but while I have many "wildly successful" plants in my garden, I don't need this one.

Thanks to Nan for starting this discussion. You got us hopping.

Pam Peirce

From: Nan Sterman <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com>
Tow: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 4:12:49 AM
Subject: Re: What I wish I hadn't planted

Oh, I had forgotten about the Lobelia.  Planted it in my Encinitas garden probably 20 years ago and it took over - Started ripping it out about 15 years ago and I'm still battling it.  It wasn't an issue of wanting something else to grow there, it was an issue of it taking over the garden.  

I should go look to see if its finally goneâ

On May 20, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Sean A. O'Hara <s*@gimcw.org> wrote:

Tom -

Do you mean Lobelia laxiflora?  Usually called Mexican Lobelia, it range extends into Arizona.  It does naturalize to some extend (it is considered as such in Portugal).  Yes, I could see that this one could be a problem in an area in which you wanted something else to grow as well (i.e. it would take over).  But it is also good for the occasional 'hell strips' where little else will grow!
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SeÃn O.
http://about.me/seanaohara

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Tom Schweich <t*@schweich.com> wrote:

Sweetgrass -- Hierochloe odorata
Artemisia ludoviciana
A native Lobelia, can't remember the species, spreads by rhizomes.
Juncus patens

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