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  Re: Amorphophallus konjac
From: Paul Tyerman ptyerman at ozemail.com.au> on 2001.08.02 at 03:32:10(7212)
>
>They are persistent, yes - it's difficult to get all the little offsets
>when you dig them. But I don't see how they could really be invasive. The
>offsets don't get more than a few inches from the parent, and the seeds
>are way too heavy to carry on the wind.
>
>So while the clumps get thicker, with more shoots, the actual area
>involved doesn't really get much bigger unless I am involved, digging and
>replanting. In fact, if I don't get in there and spread them out, they
>cease to do as well after a year or two - self-limiting from the crowding,
>I suppose.
>

Steve,

Some good points. Thanks.

I wasn't really concerned about invasiveness from the point of view of
spreading, just more from the point of view of removal.

Has been a very good discussion. Thanks to everyone points. Has certainly
stilled any minor concerns I may have had.

Thanks!!

Cheers.

Paul Tyerman

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