Début du message réexpédié : De : Chantal Guiraud <c*@modulonet.fr>
Date : 23 mai 2013 08:04:10 HAEC
À : Nan Sterman <T*@plantsoup.com>
Objet : Rép : What I wish I hadn't planted
Me too, here in France, of course it is not the same problem, because some winters have great frosts and then, the 'invasive' plants are a little bit restrained. But I just have the surprise to see my Macfadyena blooming now. I thought it was dead, because I have a mix of Aquebia quinata, a climbing rose, Macfadyena unguis-cati, Dregea sinensis and 2 other monsters : Mucuna sempervirens and Podranea ricasoliana on a very large wall. the Mucuna is smothering everything and the Podranea too. I wish I hadn't planted that one, because it is rarely flowering here, the runners are sprouting everywhere, and when it is coming to bloom, in november, it is too cold and the frost sometimes kill the flowers. Therefore, it is not interesting at all. But now it's too late, because every year, it is resprouting. Chantal Montpellier (France) Le 22 mai 2013 à 00:28, Nan Sterman a écrit : 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 can’t keep up with it. If you want to naturalize an area, they would be great – if not, only plant where confined by concrete – though they will lift it up! Karrie Reid
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