prohibited plants

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:03:21 PDT
Speaking of states that have inexplicable "invasive plant" lists, in 
Oregon Cyclamen coum is on the list.

Jane McGary

Portland, Oregon, where C. coum has indeed invaded about a meter away.



On 3/20/2017 4:55 AM, Ellen Hornig wrote:
> You can't import, sell, trade or distribute plants on the Massachusetts
> prohibited list.  If they're already on your property, you aren't obliged
> to eradicate them (and even if you wanted to, good luck!  Though I think
> you DO want to eradicate giant hogweed, if you possibly can).
>
> Some of the entries are laughable.  Hesperis matronalis?  It's already
> everywhere.  Regulations will not make a dent.  O well.
>
> Ellen (in Massachusetts)
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:22 AM, Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> wrote:
>
>> Here are some things I´m apparently not meant to grow. Some of them live
>> outside already, though I didn´t plant them, and the government will just
>> never be able to get rid of them by wishing. One of them (hogweed) was
>> planted here on purpose by the Evil Plantsman, a kind of inlaw who usually
>> dismounts from his car, takes a shovel out of his trunk, and plunders
>> whatever of mine is blooming and rare, without even asking.  Perhaps I
>> should extirpate the hogweed, but it reminds me of the Tromso Palm that I
>> so enjoy in northern Norway--might even be the same plant. I don´t know
>> what the government has against the lowly Myosotis or the somewhat tropical
>> iris.
>>
>> My question is whether any of the plants on this list are bulbs I should
>> be steering clear of.
>>
>> Perhaps I should just extirpate the Evil Plantsman, but that´s against the
>> law.
>>
>> http://mass.gov/eea/agencies/…
>> massachusetts-prohibited-plant-list.html
>>
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