RE: Re: anyone know this plant?

Couldn't you just put it in a pot until you were sure one way or the other.
It really is very cute- I would want to yank it until you knew what it was.
The leaves are very much like one of my Euphorbias cyparisus Fen's Ruby
also- my flowers are green though, not pink.  I just bought this plant a few
months ago, so now I'm hoping it doesn't take over the world.  I guess I'll
be looking to cut it back before it seeds.  What zone was the person who's
Fen's Ruby was so aggressive?

Theresa

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From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Donna
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:59 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: anyone know this plant?


To answer some of the questions- IT was a very quick move out of the summer
place last fall, as the new owners wanted everything out. They were
destroying it all and said take what you want. We had just added some soil
to a raised bed, so I planted everything there. Actually surprized many made
it, wrong time of year etc. So it could very well be a weed, as I really
don't remember this plant at the lake.

I am still wondering if it is that plant. Looked at a few pictures on the
net, similar but just not exactly the same. Anyone know of a good picture
somewhere? Mine definately has pink flowers no yellow.

If it is this plant, time to get rid of it, as there is only one stand of it
currently.

To make things more confusing, I do have something like the plant you are
describing in another area of the yard, not even close to this area. Been
fighting that for two years, but never have let it get big enough to flower.
Although this is similar, it is definately not the same plant. Wish my photo
was better so you could see that.

The plant in the photo is more the texture of a yew evergreen. Just trying
to be sure before destroying this plant... it is so darn danty and cute!:)

Thanks,
Donna


>  Donna,
> A friend planted a 4 inch pot of 'Fen's Ruby' and by summer's end it had
> spread three feet.  She was "mildly alarmed" and thought she would pull
> it the following spring.  By spring it had send runners out another two
> feet and seeded throughout the border.  This was in sandy soil amended
> with manure.
> She is still diligently pulling any bits she sees so it doesn't seed in.
>
> Donna wrote:
>
>   How bad of a thug? Controllable? It sure is a pretty thing, thinking it
>   would make a nice border plant since it is so small. Been blooming for
>   two weeks already, even with our crazy weather here lately. (record
>   lows, not to mention all the storms)
>
>   Donna
>   IL, Zone 5

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