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Acanthus removal

christopherphillipschristopherphillips Posts: 4
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From looking online it seems removing an acanthus might be near impossible… I want to take mine out and replant some nice hydrangea annabelle in the same spot. Does anyone have any tips for total removal or am I stuck with it for life? 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    every bit of root you leave in the ground will regrow. 
    I have Annabelle, but I'm not that happy with it. The flower heads are too heavy and they always flop. 
    Devon.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Dig up as much as you can.  Keep an eye on regrowth, then just hoe it or dig it out continually.  Under the shade of a plant like "Annabelle" it will grow but notvery fast. 
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The seedlings are easy enough to get out. You just need to be vigilant - for a long time.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Fork out as much as you can. Paint the regrowth with glyphosate gel.
  • christopherphillipschristopherphillips Posts: 4
    Thanks all! I’m going to have a go at it then and just prepare to be doing it constantly, I bought the annabelle strong so hopefully they won’t flop too much! 
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