What is the 2nd most rewarding plant?

ShmuBamboo · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 12:18 am

Well, I hope that heaven is not filled with Nandina.

Roy · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 12:30 am

ShmuBamboo wrote:

Well, I hope that heaven is not filled with Nandina.

I had a teacher friend who told me her husband bought her a bamboo plant. When I went to visit them, I asked where was the new bamboo plant. "You walked right past it! I put on by the front door so you would see it!" It was a "Nandina".

WARNING
Nandina is listed as a Class I invasive species by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council which means that it is "actively disrupting plant communities". Before planting this (or any non-native plant) check locally to make sure that it is not an invasive pest in your area.

ShmuBamboo · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 12:48 am

Class 1 invasive is right. We have that crap in the yard here. I want to kill it, but my brother (the landlord) will not let me.

I have a friend that once gave me a bunch of what she called Japanese bamboo. I brought it home and found out that it was really Japanese knotweed. Class 1 invasive species here in Oregon. I tossed it on the burn pile and listened to it scream as it burned. It is also on the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. Here is a link to that list:

http://www.issg.org/database/species/se ... p?st=100ss

Of course, my friends in Australia think I am STARK RAVING INSANE to grow bamboo. Bamboo in Australia is invasive as all heck. We have voles here to keep them in check (natural rhizome preditors).

Roy · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 1:15 am

ShmuBamboo wrote:

Class 1 invasive is right. We have that crap in the yard here. I want to kill it, but my brother (the landlord) will not let me.

I have a friend that once gave me a bunch of what she called Japanese bamboo. I brought it home and found out that it was really Japanese knotweed. Class 1 invasive species here in Oregon. I tossed it on the burn pile and listened to it scream as it burned. It is also on the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. Here is a link to that list:

http://www.issg.org/database/species/se ... p?st=100ss

Of course, my friends in Australia think I am STARK RAVING INSANE to grow bamboo. Bamboo in Australia is invasive as all heck. We have voles here to keep them in check (natural rhizome preditors).

I see that Giant reed (Arundo donax) is number 10 on the list.

stevelau1911 · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 2:07 am

I'm going to have to look on to that list to see what I might like because giant reed sounds pretty cool. I'm just hoping they live up to their invasive rating. Some extremely invasive plants don't grow well in zone 6 such as kudzu. I've planted a couple to go up a fence I set up, and they each only put out 1 leaf in 2 months.
I also grow giant rhubarb which is considered an invasive species, but the only problem in zone 6 is that it gets top killed to resprout from the sides, so it might be limited in size potential unless I get a warm winter.
Poppies are also kind of invasive which I grow a lot of because they send out runners when they get big enough in their expanding clumps.

foxd · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 2:31 am

stevelau1911, kudzu has been found growing here in Southern Indiana and definitely in a number of places in our county. Personally I don't want any, I have enough problem with the Japanese Knotweed and Tree of Heaven.

Iowaboo · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 1:44 pm

Giant Reed is rewarding, but you'll be disappointed if you expect it to be invasive for you, because it just acts like clumping bamboo. It loves Heat!

alexhills8 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:46 pm

I think the blueberry is one of the biggest yielding indoor plants. But maybe some buds is the most yielding indoor plants. Maybe you do get what I am saying..

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Mackel in DFW · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:46 pm

Cannabis can be Very Striking-

But not worth it. When I was younger walking in a mountainous forest, I stubled upon some nine footers in a clearing. Very striking, every bit as beautiful as bamboo in it's own way.

Regards,
Mackel in DFW

Iowaboo · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:49 pm

Giant reed isn't as rewarding for me anymore, it died over the winter. only a piece survived that was under few feet of snow. My giant common reed will have to take its place as a rewarding plant.

BamaBamboo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:43 am

Mackel in DFW wrote:

Cannabis can be Very Striking-

Love me some Cannabis.... :shock:

Mackel in DFW · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:20 am

Maybe It Was Your Cannabis

I hope I wasn't trespassing, you kin to Lacey? Cause I was pretty close to Lacey's Spring.

Mackel in DFW

BamaBamboo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:25 pm

LOL...nah, it wasn't mine....but I'm Very Close to Lacy Springs....perhaps you can give me some Coordinates to the Cannabis you walked up on???....LOLOL

:twisted:

stevelau1911 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:02 am

I'm thinking about growing some pitcher plants which are supposed to grow as perennials in colder climates. I have never seen anyone grow them before, but I only costs a few dollars on ebay to get some seeds for it. Perhaps I could grow them at the base of my bamboo groves if they'll grow there.

Has anyone grown these before, or other carnivorous plants?

moriphen · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:48 am

bamboo and pitcher plants don't mix. bamboo = nitrogen rich soil while pitcher plants = acidic nitrogen poor soil.
You would have to create acidic bog like conditions near your bamboo for the pitcher plant to live and that would be a area the bamboo would die in. There are how too guides on the web that show you how to make a bog in your yard, looked like a lot of work to me.

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