I have 'Brazen Hussy' It is now, with gay abandon, flinging itself hither and yon through the woods. It is the species which is filling in as a solid ground cover that I wish, nay emphatically determine to at least deter if not eliminate. Flooding of the seasonal brook spreads it around. And I am convinced that it has the Starship Enterprise transporter that also assists in its translocating. Judy in New Jersey where there is even more blue sky and only wisps of clouds. I'm heading outdoors. Bye for now. On 3/26/2021 11:07 AM, James Waddick via pbs wrote: > > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Judy Glattstein via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Now if anyone has a good technique for easily killing Ranunculus ficaria I would be delighted to learn of it. >> > Judy, Judy, Judy, > > A recent issue of the RHS ’The Garden ‘ magazine extolled the virtues of Joe Sharmon’s hybridizing efforts to develop more cvs of Ranunculus/Ficaria verna. His Monksilver Nursery offers 46 cultivars for sale within the UK including his new series of ‘French Lady’ hybrids. I currently grow about 8 or 9 and just ordered 2 more this week and they are fine in my climate with the possible exception of ‘Brazen Hussy’. This one lives up to its name, but it is too cute to ever intentionally dig out. > > These do fine in my climate and offer an early spring display of color in flower and foliage. Any more Ranunculus fans out there? > > Best and good luck with your ‘problem’. Jim > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>