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 +More Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9 mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Crocus, Cyrtanthus, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about anything else that doesn't move!!!!!

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