Re: O. that speciosa Garden thuggery

Oh, good idea. It's in light soil so that shouldn't be too hard. I really
do want to keep this though if necessary I'll put some kind of barrier to
contain it. Would make a gorgeous ground cover in a hot dry spot.

		Mary
		MO zone 6

> 
> Just let it finish blooming and then pull out all but the very 
> center of the
> clump RELIGIOUSLY for the rest of this growing year.  That's the way 
> I handle
> it.  My clump is small enough that I pull out the whole batch with 
> never a fear
> ~ it will return, and return in abundance.  One place I know of has 
> it lining a
> walkway, and they mow it under every year after it finishes 
> blooming.
> 
> I've gotten past the point where I squawk my indignation at some 
> poor creature
> trying to buy it.  That effort merely earns me black glances from 
> the nursery
> owners.  Who can blame them?  They're only trying to get rid of 
> their excess,
> too.
> 
> You're only letting yourself in for big trouble if you're trying to 
> get rid of
> it...that seems like an impossible task.
> 
> Barb in Southern Indiana  Zone 5/6  dorsett@blueriver.net
>    A root is a flower that disdains fame.
> 
> > Last fall I put in a 2" pot of oenethera speciosa-- now it's 2 x 3 
> feet
> > and spreading rapidly. It's so gorgeous though I can't bring 
> myself to
> > pull it out-- like little pink poppies, and it's been blooming for 
> 5
> > weeks and hasn't stopped. Am I letting myself in for big trouble?
> >
> > 		Mary
> > 		MO zone 6
> 
> 
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