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Here on the Costa Blanca in Spain, Acanthus
Mollis always looks amazing. It gives us a wonderful green lushness
which is hard to obtain here in this rocky, difficult terrain. The spikes
are huge and look very dramatic under pines. I just cut off any leaves
which look yellow and new ones will appear quickly. I
agree with Fran, you must assiduously remove the all seed spikes to control
it.
Pamela
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From:
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Behalf Of Fran de la Mota
Sent: 22 May 2013 11:32
To:
medit plants forum
Subject: Re: What I wish I hadn't
planted
For me here in central Spain, Acanthus mollis. It
never looks good in our climate: too cold in winter, too dry in summer and
snails love it. Despite this, it still sets an enormous amount of seed.
If you are not careful to remove the seed spikes before the seed is shot all
over the garden, you'll have hundreds of seedlings next year. And they are
very difficult ot erradicate: they have a deep root that is almost impossible
to remove completely from the soil and any bit of it that is left in the
ground will sprout again.
Fran
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From:
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To: T*@plantsoup.com
Cc: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:38
AM
Subject: Re: What I wish I hadn't
planted
I have to agree with my sister Karrie regarding the Macfadyena.
It spreads rapidly and quickly produces a multitude of tubers that
resemble wooden sweet potatoes. The slightest bit of a tuber left in
the ground can grow into a fence-smothering monster in a single season.
We've been trying unsuccessfully to eradicate ours for a
decade.
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On May 21, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Nan Sterman <T*@plantsoup.com>
wrote:
Funny, Karrie, I've not had that problem
with Macfadyena but its good to know. As for the Crocosmia, same
thing here. Just to be sure, Crocosmia bloom in spring, Chasmanthe
in summer? They look so similar that the best way to distinguish
between them is bloom time
On May 21, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Reid Home <p*@comcast.net>
wrote:
2
monsters:
Macfadyena
unguis-cati: just like everyone
else, I planted it to cover an unsightly fence, which it did admirably
for a few years, and then it decided to take over everything, the
Podocarpus, the pine, the Eucalyptus nicholii, and the entire bed below
is filled with the little tubers that sprout from the many seeds in the
pods that are too high up to remove before they settle in. We are
still working to keep to eliminate this, and will undoubtedly be doing
so for several years.
Crocosmia: this is the tribbles of
the plant world. A neighbor gave me a few bulbs and they multiply
so fast, you canât keep up with it. If you want to naturalize an
area, they would be great â if not, only plant where confined by
concrete â though they will lift it up!
Karrie
Reid
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