Re: Winter Plant
Sheila
I'm afraid the cattail would be considered a bully here. the ones I
have cut from the side of the roads are ever bit as tall as 5 ft., and
where there is one there are lots of them. so I think they would be
considered invasive.
I really think I will just be happy to enjoy their beauty from afar.
another plant that grows wild here is the oak leaf hydrangea. I
remember the first time I saw a picture of one in a catalog, I knew I
had to have one of those. visited my local nursery and took my catalog
with me. Bob told me, if you will just look, you can find as many of
this plant as you want, located in the County where you live. told me
to watch for them growing on the north side of a slope. (at the time he
didn't have any in stock) he told me that each Feb. he hired a man to
go and get these for him in the wood. (not without permission of the
land owner) this couple that is a member of the same church and
attended the same Sunday School Class as my husband and I, ownes a
large farm in the country and said I could have as many as I wanted.
after that I noticed they were growing everywhere. at bloom time I make
it a practice to get out and take a drive several times.... the one
thing I noticed when I got mine, was the plant has a root system, that's
how they spread, and if you find an area where they are growing, there
will be oddles of them. I have probable 20 of these plants now, and
I'm hoping the will spread. free growing plant don't always do well
when you take them home with you.
another free growing plant is the carolina jasmine, the wisteria, which
will cover several trees in an area. I have one growing in a very large
oak, the wild azelia, the wild honeysuckle, which is very invasive
and will take over everythings if not controlled
well, didn't mean to go on and on, and I really think I'm gonna take
a rain check on the cattails this time around.
Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7
