Re: propagation of ...
I'd love to know more about other kinds of lysimachia. My gooseneck loosestrife, a
single plant bought for $6 two Augusts ago, multiplied significantly last year; I
transplanted 6 of the plants to another, more isolated, location, and found 17
plants there this spring. I removed the remaining 30 or so from the original bed
earlier this summer, and have perhaps 3 babies there now.
It seems as active as my phystostegia (false dragonhead, obedient plant), which I
also love in the garden and in arrangements, but am now placing in my "thugs bed"
This is not something to be planted without some thought!!
I would love to be able to put in some Lythrums, but since we live perhaps 1/4 mile
from a lake, I can't do it until I'm confident that none will set seed. (The
distance I've heard is a mile or more for this plant's seed.) It wouldn't be right.
I spoke to a nurseryman 50 miles from my home who was selling purple loosestrife
about the environmental dangers, and he only said that there was demand, so he would
supply it. But I've heard statistics about what its colonies can do. To an
ecologist, I'm not an ecologist, but I just can't plant this one. I'd love to hear
what others in the same position are substituting.
Wyn
lbarrett@cyberhighway.net wrote:
> There was just a discussion of this on rec.gardens. Someone who sounded
> like they knew what they were talking about said that there are two kinds of
> plants referred to as loosestrife, Lysimachias and the other, I think is
> Lythrum. The Lythrums, which include purple loosestrife, are invasive.
> There are sterile hybrids of these for sale. The Lysimachias are not
> invasive. (according to my unknown source!) I think gooseneck loosestrife
> is a lysimachia.
> I have three different kinds of Lysimachias in my garden, and so far they
> haven't gone anywhere.
> Does anyone know more about this? I hope I'm passing on factual
> information. Linda, Idaho, Zone 5
>
> At 05:28 PM 7/20/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >There are varieties that are infertile, which are recommended. It is a noxious
> >weed in many states.
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