Hate it most of the time because of the constant chore of pulling volunteers, but there is a certain time window in late summer when you have to forget about how annoying it is and enjoy its beauty
Katie Ruellia, white
Plant I love to hate
here is the pink
And I was just admiring them today, at a city hall close to my home, they had filled in the outer corner with purple ones, and they almost looked like monkey grass, but with flowers.... I was thinking that was a great idea! Wish that I had some!
mel
you wanna? I can send you some. I'm getting ready for a trip, but can send yo white, pink and purple (from my neighbor) next week. LMK. SASE will do
but don't hold it against me when they start growing all over the place! LOL
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How far do they spread? I just bought some Katie pink from Home Depot and plan to plant them in front of the taller pink ruellia.
Veronica
I can't say how far or how (birds?) I can just tell you I have found seedlings as far as 20 ft away. They're very easy to pull at any size, but it's just annoying sometimes. I also notice more seedlings after a rain.
One thing I noticed that slowed down my plant is that last winter I whacked it good! Had I not done this, I imagine it would have been twice the size. And it may work for some locations that are difficult and you don't want to worry (or care). but in a suburban garden, it can get out of hand quickly and it might be better to keep potted. (even though I don't think that guarantees that you won't find a seedling somewhere.
I would love some. Will you have plants, or seeds? Just let me know what I can send you!
mel
vossner, I know what you mean. But this week I've been admiring them since most other plants are just surviving. The first year I had them I wasn't dilligent about pulling out the volunteers. But since I now know they can get out of hand, I pull anything that's not in it's place, it's not too much of a problem. How far will they go? I had one come up in a pot that was 5 feet above the bed where they were planted. I found one about 80 feet from the bed on the opposite side of my house how it got there I don't know!!!