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Houttuynia as an edger?!?

 Houttuynia makes mint look like a weekend guest;  this is the most invasive
plant there is.  I love the stuff, it's beautiful, but I only put it in
places that I'm certain  will remain unchanged until the Sun turns into a
red dwarf and the solar system collapses.  It makes Bishop's Weed seem
demure.  It's the bastard son of Crabgrass.

Propagation is, of course, absurdly easy.  I put one 3" pot of the stuff in
the greenhouse last Autumn.  I cut that into quarters and re-potted. Two
months later did the same. Again.  And again. Do the math.  You'll be
shocked.  But not as much as I was when I found I could barely walk in my
greenhouse.



Keith, zone 4/5, Western Noo Yawk


>
>Hi, Duncan, I also love alchemilla mollis for edging the border, and am
>trying it in combination with chamelon plant, houttyuina (something like
>that, am not sure of the spelling).  Anyway, so far it looks great
>together!  Any thoughts?
>
>      Marilyn in Massachusetts



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