Buddleia, My Garden Is On The Hit List For Eradication


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>Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 11:34:18 -0700 (PDT)
>From: "MARILYN DUBE'" <maridube@teleport.com>
>Subject: Re: My Garden Is On The Hit List For Eradication
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>>>I was dismayed when I saw this info about invasive species, Marilyn,
>>principally because of the Buddleia listing and the absence of the Amur
>>maple, that is identified as invasive in the Middle West, according to
>>Audubon magazine.  Look at the complete lists at
>>http://www.wnps.org/eppclist.html  Best, Margaret
>>
>It was interesting looking at the lists Margaret.  I had never heard of most
>of the plants on the 4 different lists.  Whose web site is it anyway?  I
>couldn't tell from the address or the lists.  I wonder if they are PNW local
>or from someone who has never set foot out here.  I have been asking around
>locally and no one here believes that Buddleia is invasive.  In fact, people
>laugh and think I am kidding.  Its true they propagate easily from cuttings
>- - but seedlings? don't think so, running roots? no way.  Now ribbon
>grass--that's another story!
>Marilyn Dube'
>NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
>Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
>Portland, Oregon
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Hi Marilyn,
 Sorry to be jumping into this so late, I've been away for 5 days. 
 3 years ago I brought home four 2gal pots of red, purple, and white
buddleia in a fall sale. Didn't get a chance to get them in the ground...
then we had that really cold winter and we lost all of them.
 Fortunately, the pale purple one reseeded in several spots. We now have a
beautiful 7 foot tree and a smaller 6 footer. These have in turn produced 4
more plants this spring. They are reseeding in good shade (a few tall pines
here and there) with some afternoon sun. They are seeding/growing in
heavily amended organic soil. Growth rate is about 3 feet per year.

 I wouldn't consider that invasive by any means, but they will spread. They
seem to benifit from our heat and humidity, so they may not spread as often
in your area.

 Which legal forum decides what is considered invasive in a particular area?


Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.

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