re: japanese knotweed, thanks list :-)

Claire,
	you wrote: 
>Owning a property which has a good stand of this plant kept from growing 
>through the building by a lawn mower, I was impressed with the world wide 
>interest in Polygonum cuspidatum.  I have never been able to use any of it's 
>relatives without fear.  If one would live up here, the variegateds mostly
do 
>not, I would dig it out in a year or two because I could not trust it.  

Something in the talk about polygonum caused a bell to go off for me
regarding another unnamed plant I have.  I bought it about four years ago,
untagged, at an end of season sale down in Pennsylvania.  In all this time
I have never been able to ID it.  This last digest of Perennials gave me
the necessary search words to find the plant -- I've now been able to make
up a culture sheet for it.  Thanks!  It's Fallopia Japonica 'Variegata' and
I love it.  It does not grow too large here; I do keep it pruned to fit its
place and also to use for arrangements.  

Here's a website with a nice image of it:
http://www.morinurseries.com/Perennials/Fallopia/Fallopia1.html
or any search for Fallopia japonica 'Variegata'

My garden is in NY near Canada.  The fallopia is in sandy soil; new growth
in spring is much enjoyed by the chipmunks.  After reading the various
posts I am now reluctant to try it down by the pond near a variegated
willow where I had thought it might look nice.  I've had my fill of plants
that misbehave.  Maybe my fallopia behaves because it is in very sandy
soil.  You could try it in your zone 4,Claire, it's very pretty.

I'm delighted to have a full culture sheet for this plant now, thanks to
the list.  I like it in arrangements with large hosta leaves and clematis
panicu... maximowi.... ternif....sweet autumn clematis.  :-)

Regards,
Alyce Elliott
northern NY Zone 4

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