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Update on invasive plant I got at swap

17 years ago

One of you had a gooseneck loosestrife or something like that. Had more warnings on it than a bottle of haz-mat.

Anyway, I've planted it in my backyard where it has to face the following conditions:

Morning and early/late evening sun

Sharing the area with some maple trees

The very real possibility of getting stepped on by two very active dogs.

I checked it last evening--still hanging in there!

That'll test its mortality! ;)

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Comments (3)

faerieannette
17 years ago
all of the gooseneck loosestrife I got from freecyle last year died!! that was when I first started gardening and didnt amend the soil. but still!!! oh well. I don't think I wanted it anyway.

As long as it s not purple loosestrife it sounds like it would be great for that spot!

Annette
cecilia_md7a
17 years ago
Dawn, I brought along a potful of goosneck loosestrife, but I don't think you got it from me - did you? I thought I foisted mine upon an unsuspecting newbie will will probably give up gardening on my account.
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dawnstorm
Original Author
17 years ago
I don't know Cecilia; whoever I got it from grinned when I told her where I was going to do with it.

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