I have a large area which is covered with what I would call "Tiger Lillies".
They grow from some kind of underground rhizome and are a bit like bamboo,
in the way that they spread.

Cutting them down only causes them to reshoot with increased vigour - the
ground is hard clay, so digging them is not an option.

Poison??

Thanks for any help

Barry

G'day Barry

I guess Glyphosate, but it seems a shame to kill them......suppose
that's your only option if they are a pest though!

What colour are they? I was always told that Tiger's were Orange and the
similar pink ones were called something else.....that theory could be
completely wrong too!! Will have to check my books. They are
beautiful blooms.

Bronwyn ;-)

Barry Ward wrote:
I have a large area which is covered with what I would call "Tiger Lillies".
They grow from some kind of underground rhizome and are a bit like bamboo,
in the way that they spread.

Cutting them down only causes them to reshoot with increased vigour - the
ground is hard clay, so digging them is not an option.

Poison??

Thanks for any help

Barry

HC wrote:

G'day Barry

I guess Glyphosate, but it seems a shame to kill them......suppose
that's your only option if they are a pest though!

What colour are they? I was always told that Tiger's were Orange and
the similar pink ones were called something else.....that theory could
be completely wrong too!! Will have to check my books. They are
beautiful blooms.

Bronwyn ;-)

Barry Ward wrote:

I have a large area which is covered with what I would call "Tiger
Lillies".
They grow from some kind of underground rhizome and are a bit like
bamboo,
in the way that they spread.

Cutting them down only causes them to reshoot with increased vigour -
the
ground is hard clay, so digging them is not an option.

Poison??

Thanks for any help

Barry


Tiger lilies are called that because of the orange and spotted flowers.
They are tough too.
The standard weed killer will work. Best time to kill is spring time
with plenty of sunshine.
Keep running the mower over em and hitting them with weed killer when
they sprout.. Glyco is the best.

g'day barry,

if you don't want to use glypho" etc.,. just cut them off low and paint the
cuts with kero' too easy.

len

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gardenlen wrote:
g'day barry,

if you don't want to use glypho" etc.,. just cut them off low and paint the
cuts with kero' too easy.

len

http://www.users.bigpond.com/gardenlen1/

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That can poison the soil though...

nup jonno,

just brushing it onto the cut stems won't, or you can spray it on the
cut stems, i use it to kill paspalum crowns in lawns just dob a bit in
the crown and the plant dies and the good grass grows over the top of
it.

len

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gardenlen wrote:
nup jonno,

just brushing it onto the cut stems won't, or you can spray it on the
cut stems, i use it to kill paspalum crowns in lawns just dob a bit in
the crown and the plant dies and the good grass grows over the top of
it.

len

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.users.bigpond.com/gardenlen1

Great . Will try it too.