Re: The perils of lysimachia
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- Subject: Re: The perils of lysimachia
- From: h*@mindspring.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:22:18 -0400
Valerie, did it self seed, or spread by rhizomes?
Hal Lanktree
Rochester, Michigan (Zone 5b)
hlanktree@mindspring.com
>Valerie Lowery@ZEON
>04/02/99 12:28 PM
>
> Hello to all!
>
>I thought I'd pass on a little cautionary advice
to everyone. Last year I
>bought lysimachia ciliata 'FIRECRACKER' (a deep
reddish purple-leaved plant
>with nodding yellow flowers) for it's lovely
foliage. It grew moderately
>well last summer, although I thought it suffered
a bit because of our
>extended drought. Was I ever wrong!!
>
>While tidying up the garden last weekend, I've
noticed that the one plant
>has prolificated under the mulch into twelve.
And they're spread all over
>the place. Right in the middle of my phlox,
monarda, and (shock!)
>daylilies -- what a battle to be wrought this
summer! I purposely put this
>plant in dry clay to keep it in check since it
likes moisture...but I see
>that this did not work very well. I did not
fertilize it nor did I water
>it. If it did this under those conditions, what
would it do in a good
>garden??
>
>So, a note of caution for those wanting it.
Either put it in a place where
>it can wreck havoc or contain it. It's a very
pretty plant, but it has the
>tentacles of a rabid octopus.
>
>Val in KY
>zone 6a
>
>
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