Schizostylis closer up
By Beattie
- 25 Oct, 2010
- 2 likes
Comments on this photo
Interesting that Schizostylis doesn't like London. Here it flourishes without any attention. A friend who lives here in Cornwall has relatives who live in Lancashire. Every time they visit they take back great big chunks of the dreaded montbretia - which is an invasive weed here - spreading all over cliffs and banks, gardens and hills, all over the place. It just doesn't 'do' in Lancashire - they lose it every year.
31 Oct, 2010
I don't mind seeing monbretia growing on cornish cliffs, but I would not want it in my garden!
31 Oct, 2010
Me neither! It took me weeks of OCD-style digging over to get rid of a patch - and I still have to inspect it every month or so and remove any montbretia sprouts. And to dispose of it needs a really careful bonfire - it regrows on the bonfire site unless every scrap is absolutely incinerated to carbon. It's an example of a plant that becomes far too invasive under some conditions. Like Japanese knotweed - keep it on a volcano and it's fine....
31 Oct, 2010
No volcano in London,although at times I wish there were!
6 Nov, 2010
Pictures by all members
148918 of 302140
What else?
View photos by Beattie
See who else is growing Schizostylis coccinea (Kaffir Lily).
See who else has plants in genus Schizostylis.
This photo is of "Kaffir lily" in Beattie's garden
Members who like this photo
-
Gardening with friends since
22 Aug, 2010 -
Gardening with friends since
4 Feb, 2008
-
Schizostylis Coccinea 'Major'
£8.00 at Burncoose -
Schizostylis Coccinea 'Pink Princess'
£8.00 at Burncoose -
Schizostylis Coccinea 'sunrise'
£8.00 at Burncoose -
Schizostylis Coccinea 'Viscountess Byng'
£8.00 at Burncoose -
Schizostylis Coccinea 'Fenland Daybreak'
£8.00 at Burncoose
A favourite of mine; I look forward to seeing it when I visit Cornwall. Have tried growing it at home in London but without success. I think it needs the fresh, clean, Cornish air!
31 Oct, 2010