I have this growing everywhere and it is smothering all other plants - having read all other comments, I will continue to dig up as much as possible and cut off any remaining flowers - Ive warned my neighbours to kill on first sight!....and I will be blasting it with Roundup too and hope I dont kill all my fruit trees in the process!
I have shared my garden with this plant for thirty years. It pops up here, it pops up there, if it pops up where I dont want it I pull it up. In damp years it nearly dissappears altogether, then reappears during a sunny spring. One has rather a dull relationship with most plants - this one is a bit of a flirt. My sympathies to those whose relationship is getting a bit one-sided.
I have had this in my lawn for years and it has only popped up in the same place each year. It has made no attempt to take over and I quite like it to be honest! I wonder why it has stayed so isolated in my garden?
Do you have wet ground Sally? Many invasive plants are better behaved on heavier soil. If it's in the grass though, mowing will be keeping it under control i think
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes my soil is quite heavy clay so maybe that is why. I am a complete novice! I have recently revived my garden after removing a load of unwanted paraphernalia from it! It had 13 Lelandi and an asbestos shed! Now with a new fence and a blank canvas I am starting from scratch!
A clean slate's hard graft Sally but a lot of fun! I've done a couple of gardens from scratch. Fortunately they weren't jungles, just empty and pretty sterile, but I've had experience of a large, neglected one as well. It's worth it when you start seeing some reward for your efforts.
Keep us updated with pix as you go along, and there will always be lots of help, ideas and advice here to keep you motivated as well. There's also a seed swap thread and many of us swap plants and cuttings so that can help get borders filled!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I removed this from the 'proper' garden to the meadow. Needless to say it's now in both places.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have this growing everywhere and it is smothering all other plants - having read all other comments, I will continue to dig up as much as possible and cut off any remaining flowers - Ive warned my neighbours to kill on first sight!....and I will be blasting it with Roundup too and hope I dont kill all my fruit trees in the process!
oo er .... we've let it gropw because it is so pretty.... might need a re-think on this!
oh heck
I have shared my garden with this plant for thirty years. It pops up here, it pops up there, if it pops up where I dont want it I pull it up. In damp years it nearly dissappears altogether, then reappears during a sunny spring. One has rather a dull relationship with most plants - this one is a bit of a flirt. My sympathies to those whose relationship is getting a bit one-sided.
I have had this in my lawn for years and it has only popped up in the same place each year. It has made no attempt to take over and I quite like it to be honest! I wonder why it has stayed so isolated in my garden?
Do you have wet ground Sally? Many invasive plants are better behaved on heavier soil. If it's in the grass though, mowing will be keeping it under control i think
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes my soil is quite heavy clay so maybe that is why. I am a complete novice! I have recently revived my garden after removing a load of unwanted paraphernalia from it! It had 13 Lelandi and an asbestos shed! Now with a new fence and a blank canvas I am starting from scratch!
A clean slate's hard graft Sally but a lot of fun! I've done a couple of gardens from scratch. Fortunately they weren't jungles, just empty and pretty sterile, but I've had experience of a large, neglected one as well. It's worth it when you start seeing some reward for your efforts.
Keep us updated with pix as you go along, and there will always be lots of help, ideas and advice here to keep you motivated as well. There's also a seed swap thread and many of us swap plants and cuttings so that can help get borders filled!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for the welcome Fairygirl!