What's wrong with liriope?
IreneW
19 years ago
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What's growing with my liriope? pics
Comments (3)The 2nd plant is Chameleon plant, Houttuynia cordata. Pretty but VERY invasive, never plant it in your perennial beds, it will go rampant! It loves moist soil and spreads quickly through underground runners. Not sure what the first is, but I like it! Jen...See MoreHelp with Liriope
Comments (9)I think both the running and clumping types spread. I have to keep on digging out the inside border of liriope that I have curving around some of my flower beds but it's very pretty around the beds and especially now with it in bloom. I saw a hummingbird feeding on the tiny purple blooms on the bloom spike which surprised me. One nice thing to do with liriope is to put it in a circle bed under a Red Maple where NOTHING else will grow. It will fill in and makes a pretty green area that stays green in the winter also under this tree. It's especially pretty in bloom....See MoreWhat do you wished you'd never planted?
Comments (45)Honeysuckle! It's a full time job getting rid ... it chokes everything. I've cursed Yarrow it's so invasive but I've just found this so maybe I should re-think it. quote: "Yarrow has endless medicinal properties. When made into a tea, which is used from the entire plant, it has a powerful effect on the immune system. It is also used to reduce fevers, as a blood purifier, as a method to combat depression and kidney disorders to name a few. Yarrow has also been used as a cool wash for chapped hands and when applied to the face, it can rid the pores of excess oil. To make the wash, you need to brew the yarrow in a tea and leave it to cool. While Yarrow helps other plants resist adverse conditions, it is a wonder compost activator."quote...See MoreLiriope suffering crown rot....what to do
Comments (8)Lirope is a plant typically used around here in places so dry, hostile or shady that nothing else will grow, like under dense trees where theres a lot of roots in dry shade. I wish I could get rid of whats invading my yard on the east side from the neighbors thick mess of it, actually nothing can get rid of it except manually digging it out, roundup won't even faze it, it'll kill off the tops but the roots just laugh. It even stands up to extended periods of drought with summers of 100 degree days for weeks and no irrigation all summer long. The tops shrivel up and look bad but the roots are fine. Any little piece of root left in the ground will sprout a new one, they spread via fleshy underground roots forming colonies, the roots are tenacious and will travel through hard clay or a barrier if there's any little crack and its hard to get rid of. I believe a completely buried lirope plant might die off on top but its roots would still grow and I'd even venture to guess one planted upside down would take off or if you just buried some roots in the ground, those would grow too. So, planting too deep isn't a problem. Point is, you don't need to molly coddle it....See Moreplantfreak
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