Re: Tovara 'Painter's Palette' was Any colorful shade plants?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Tovara 'Painter's Palette' was Any colorful shade plants?
- From: R* B*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:45:42 -0400
I have been growing 'Painter's Palette' for 6-7 years. I'd call it
vigorous, but not invasive. (Ah 'vigorous' that favorite of nursery
catalog writers)
Vigorous: it spreads slowly by a creeping rhizome and spreads more quickly
by seeds- which practice catch and carry dispersal by clinging to hair,
clothing, fur etc. and sprouting in some wayward places.
Not invasive: My experience is that a Tovara pulled is a Tovara dead.
Around here, anyway, it hasn't exhibited any tendency to resprout from
roots, making it much tamer than its knotweed cousins. As for the
seedlings, a pass with a hoe seems to be sufficient.
Philosophically speaking, can a plant be considered invasive if it is grown
within its native range? (NH west to MN, south to Fl and TX)
Russ Bragg
t 03:16 AM 07/13/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Dunno...hey, Ginny! Did this one ring a bell?
>
>Well, as to invasiveness...had mine for three years before I began to
>notice seedlings here and there - and some quite a long distance away
>from the mother plant. In fact, was concerned about its survival at
>all, originally, as it seemed fairly puny.
>
>Had Dr. Kay Lancaster (Gardens-L) warn me that it would be invasive
>when I was moaning about it not bulking up. Think it very well could
>be, however it seems to spread only by seed - at least in my garden -
>so cutting off the rather insignificant flowers would take care of
>that. It's easy to pull up if not wanted and the seedlings exhibit
>the same leaf coloration as the adults, so are easy to spot. Am
>finally getting a decent clump going and have not objected to where
>it has put itself, but considering the family, think it is a plant
>that bears watching. Lights up a shady corner...very attractive
>foliage if the slugs don't mangle it.
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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>> From: Bobbi Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
>> Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:29 AM
>>
>> Marge--
>> You're right, this is what I was thinking of. The question is, is
>it the
>> plant Ginny was thinking of?
>>
>> Never grew the plant; is it invasive?
>>
>> Bobbi
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Marge Talt wrote:
>>
>> > Bobbi, are you thinking, perchance of Tovara 'Painter's
>Pallette'?
>> > Used to be considered a Polygonum.
>> >
>> > http://www.uaex.edu/newsweb/images/Paintcol.jpg
>> >
>
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