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Old 15-10-2006, 07:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default plant or thug? Sel. carvifolium

On 15/10/06 18:46, in article 9uuYg.20102$P7.17450@edtnps89, "clarissa"
wrote:

Hi I have looked everywhere for the growing conditions for this plant and
found only a short passage in an old book of Margery Fish where she says "it
is a beautiful plant for part shade." I hate to second guess such a
reliable gardener but Google lists it in some places as a weed. It looks
suspiciously like Queen's Annes Lace which tends to be a terrible weed
farther south of me in Oregon and Washington states. So - should I get rid
of it? Or if desirable - how do I get it to grow? Thanks for any help
Jean Vancouver BC Canada

Our climate here is not dissimilar to yours (I have friends living there)
and we grow Selinum wallachianum here with no trouble. I can't answer for
S. carvifolium personally but I believe it grows to 30" - sounds wonderful!
Queen Anne's lace is Daucus Carota, a member of the carrot family and
another thing altogether so I don't think you need to worry about one being
like t'other.
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