Water Gardening: Roots Growing into Pond, 1 by jomoncon

jomoncon wrote:
chinabitbit, I have no idea what kind of EE these are. They are about 9' tall. I saw them growing in a yard in my neighborhood, and knowing how quickly they grow & spread, I waited until they were nice & thick & politely asked if I could dig a few up. The homeowner was glad to get them thinned out & I made a new gardening friend. That was 2 years ago. I also have them behind our homemade fountain.The ones by the pond are growing in shade with no direct sunlight. They held up nicely over the past winter, even though we had a few days & nights into the low 20's. They got kind of raggedy, but came right back. In Minneapolis, you'd definitely have to grow them in pots.

Probably later this year or early next spring, I'll be digging some up just to thin them out. The roots/tubers are huge - about football size. (I'm thinking football today since the Saints really beat the Eagle today!!)

This message was edited Sep 21, 2009 12:00 AM