Re: propagation of ...
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: propagation of ...
- From: "* <j*@warwick.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:01:56 -0400
- Comments: Authenticated sender is <u1005076@host.warwick.net>
The most recent research on Lythrums has shown that the
"sterile" cultivars are not in as little as a single generation.
Further, just in case you think yours isn't a problem because
there is no water in your immediate vicinity ~ they have tracked
Lythrum seed as far as 50 miles from the source. Seed travels
far.
Jaime, in NJ whose wild waterways, ponds, swamps, etc., are
rapidly disappearing due to loosestrife & phragmites.
> In a message dated 7/20/98 11:01:06 PM Central Daylight Time,
> lindsey@lorien.mallorn.com writes:
>
> << Cultivars such as 'Morden
> Pink', 'Morden Rose', 'Morden Gleam' and 'Dropmore Purple'
> were thought to be safe for garden use, in that they would
> not produce viable seeds. Recent research has indicated that
> cultivars can cross amongst themselves or with wild loosestrife
> and produce viable seed, further contributing to the spread of
> loosestrife. Plants do not have to be near each other to cross
> pollinators. Loosestrife planted in gardens may eventually
> spread to drainage ditches, streams, creeks, wetlands, and
> rivers. Many wild populations can be traced back to garden or
> horticultural escapes. >>
>
>
> And my Morden Pinks are doing so well, suppose this is the same thing, or
> maybe I have the name wrong. The tag definitely says non-invasive though and
> was sold by a VERY reputable nursery in town.
>
> Sandy
>
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Z6/5, NW NJ
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