Re: Invasive groundcover - bishop's gout

Hi Barb,

>Another spreader is a type of sunflower which was here when we 
bought
>the house--I don't know exactly what it is; it manages to grow (and
>spread) and bloom very well in almost all shade under an oak canopy.

>Grows about 4 feet tall, smallish 4 inch flowers at summer's end, 
and
>shallow runners, so it is not hard to confine. Does anyone have any 
idea
>what it is?

hmmmm..... My guess would be Jeruselum Artichoke.  It is in the 
sunflower family with small edible tubers that are nearly impossible 
to  get all of them out of the ground once they get started. I have 
heard of hogs being used to get rid of rid of these tubers since they 
seem to beable to smell them and root through the soil to get them. 
(got any hogs?  :-)  ) They can be tasty and some people grow them as 
a potato substitute but it is best to grow them in a confined area ot 
large container unless you don't care where they come up. 

Hope this helps.

Dale Neil
Zone  5 Rock Island, Illinois
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