Anyone growing it?
I have two labels here for the same plant here, can anyone id. it from this photo for me?
Also, how invasive is it in ordinary garden soil [which will have a timed sprinkler on it in the dryer months], and if so, will it out-compete other herbaceous plants in it's vicinity?
Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
Last edited by Nigel Fear on Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
Looks like E. hyemale to me.
E. japonicum appears to be a synonym of E. ramosissimum.
E. japonicum appears to be a synonym of E. ramosissimum.
Re: Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
Conifers wrote:Looks like E. hyemale to me.
E. japonicum appears to be a synonym of E. ramosissimum.
Thanks Conifers, further delving and enquiries elsewhere, have led me to the conclusion, that it may not be such a wise thing to plant it out in any case, so I'll be keeping it in a pot, or a trug if it thrives, and I do decide to plunge it in the garden so as not to let it escape.
Re: Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
Looks the same as as my labelled Hyemale. I've only had it a year but I've been too much of a coward to plant it out and so it's stayed in its pot as a pond marginal.
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Re: Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
i do a car for a lovely couple,they have a large clump planted out which has turned into a lush looking patch.they dig out what they dont want quite easily and give it away.hence my little clump in a pot
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Re: Equisetum hyemale...or japonicum?
I have had some in a pot for a couple of years and it doesn't like to dry out. Best is to use a container with no drainage holes. I would like mine in the ground and plan to plant it out in a container with no holes, not just to keep it moist but to prevent it from escaping.