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Solidago golden rod
jimgoodfellow
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Hi all, just bought a golden rod in a pot. Read up about it and seems to be quite rampant. Before deciding on it's final position in the garden does anybody know just how rampant it grows? Is it a matter of pulling up a few stray bits? Or will it take over the whole bed? Or maybe leave it in a large pot (like I do with mint)?
Thanks, jimthelead.
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Just did a quick peek at the RHS site and it states that some are invasive. If you know what sort you have you could check out how bad/good it gets.
Conditions play a large part as well and some plants can romp away while others are well behaved. I have a plant in my garden which I love and others on here wouldn't touch with a barge pole because it grows like a weed in their conditions.
Looks like a lovely plant in the pictures. Find out how it spreads. It might be easy enough to hoick out round the edges. I hate the plants that spread underground and are the divil to dig out.
Last edited: 17 May 2016 08:56:50
The traditional tall golden rod of my childhood was a real coloniser.
I have one called Solidago caesia which seeds a bit but doesn't invade by roots. Shorter as well, couple of foot or so. Of course, it won't seed if you don't let it.
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That's good news Jim. It spreads by seeds so just weed them out. Or dead head in advance.
Thanks all for your input. I think I will plant it in a bed I've just cleared and keep a look out for any seedlings. If it does spread underground, I'll have to keep on top of it as best I can.
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