hakunamatata Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 THIS IS A WARNING Last year I planted 3 small plants of Oenothera Siskiyou. A spreading ground cover plant with beautiful pink flowers with "delicate perfume flowering all sumer, the leaves turning red in the Autumn". How lovely, I thought. Well these plants took off and have now smothered most plants within reach. They have literally run amok. The Humming Bird moth gets trapped in the flower which is another big problem. Today I decided they must be removed. Well to tell you the truth it could take months to get all the roots out of the ground. DO NOT PLANT THESE TYRANTS unless you want nothing else in your garden. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED [:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I have said the same about Hypericum too - the ground cover version. I spent an awful long time last autumn digging out the roots of six tiny plants that had spread hugely in just one year and were killing other shrubs around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Sounds just what I need. To they climb as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakunamatata Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 I am sure they would climb if you left them long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now