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| Rhizomes on plant #2 |
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| Seedlings and tip-rooted branches on Plant #1 |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Garden: Tricyrtis--Bent on World Domination
Last spring I planted a couple of tricyrtis in the back yard. Both grew as expected for a same-year planting and seemed happy. One of them then spent the entire off-season sending out an impressive quantity of rhizomes. This year, BOTH of them are growing rhizomes at an impressive rate AND plant #1 is both reseeding itself AND tip-rooting from the flowering stalks. Pretty impressive, no? It is too soon to say whether or not I will regret planting these two, although I generally appreciate aggressive growers.
I've been feeling benevolent towards the seedlings that are growing in the patio crevices--I WANT greenery to invade the spaces between the cement slabs--but I now realize that I'm going to have to get them out of there. I want to encourage compact growers in the spaces, not large and rangy plants. Pretty soon I'll be weeding these guys out.
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2 comments:
If it's the lavender flower, at least it's beautiful!
It is. They Are. Tricyrtis blooms are thick, waxy, and curious to look at. Kind of small, though. But abundant and long lasting.
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