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Rogue but lovely plant

cazsophieq2019cazsophieq2019 Posts: 193
in Problem solving

Sorry another question ...

I have a love hate relationship with this beautiful plant.  

It's super hardy and very invasive, have taken cuttings of it to enable me to keep it going but in a more manageable way.

The pix indicate it's beauty, I think it's a type of fuscia? However they also show its invasiveness.  It's growing through the tarmac path and it's roots remind me of the monster out of Stranger Things ....... lol  

I think I may have cut most of it back but even in the last few weeks there's still growth and I would like to get rid of it and have it as a container plant. 

Any advice on this would be appreciated. 

Thanks

Caz


PS I should add that I'd prefer not to use chemicals.








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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    It looks like Phygelius x Rectus, Cape Fuchsia. Your one might be African Queen. With its spreading habit, maybe it is best kept in a container.
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    As Borderline said Phygelius .
    They are lovely, but as you noted roots run.
    If you dig out the worst then pull or dig the other bits as they come up, it will give up within a season or two, without the need for weed killer.
    You will soon be able to identify the roots as you dig it up.
    The people next door have the common orange one. Forever coming under the fence but I manage to keep it under control by digging and pulling the bits as they come under.

    So if you have a good go at yours it should disappear apart from in your pot hopefully.
    A nice big pot with a soil based compost should do. Yours is a very pretty one.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited December 2020
    Creeping buttercup and bindweed have pretty flowers too but give them an inch........ Same with phygellius in all its guises.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • delskidelski Posts: 274
    Those leaves are massive! I have phygelius x rectus 'devil's tears and the leaves are a lot more slender. It's only a year or so old and I haven't yet found it to be invasive.
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    Phygelius is definately invasive. Mine went round the corner and up into the camellia. Still haven't finished digging it out.
    Southampton 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    P.insidious pita
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134
    Mine always limped along... I'd have been quite pleased if it ran!
  • cazsophieq2019cazsophieq2019 Posts: 193

    Thanks for all of your feedback, and a Happy New Year to you all.

    Yes I have about 4 cuttings which I plant to share and plant on in containers come end of Feb March.

    I'm assuming I should delay planting on the area where there will be residual roots ?

    Thanks

    Caz

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