Unknown flower growing on fishpond
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Unknown flower growing on fishpond
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig"
wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. |
Unknown flower growing on fishpond
"Charles" wrote in message
... On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. Thank you Charles. I will rename the file. -- Paddy's Pig |
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"Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet wrote:
In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Yes, because they are a foreign species, and have no natural limiter here. We tend to focus on the ecological damage from foreign animal species and forget that plants can be as bad and worse. See kudzu, which was originally imported as an erosion cure. -- Wolf 'Just because it's true doesn't mean it's the right answer.' |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:53:47 -0700, "Padraig"
wrote: "Charles" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. Thank you Charles. I will rename the file. Keep an eye on the plant. Spreads rapidly and can choke out other growth. Guy Gorton |
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Wolf wrote: Omelet wrote: In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Yes, because they are a foreign species, and have no natural limiter here. We tend to focus on the ecological damage from foreign animal species and forget that plants can be as bad and worse. See kudzu, which was originally imported as an erosion cure. Good example. ;-) I just can't see that water Hyacinth in a private pond would be harmful. I can see them having eradicated them from the river. Too bad they don't get rid of all that Tarot if they are that worried about "native plants" tho'. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Guy Gorton wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:53:47 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: "Charles" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. Thank you Charles. I will rename the file. Keep an eye on the plant. Spreads rapidly and can choke out other growth. Guy Gorton And when you thin it, destroy it. Don't toss it in the local river. That's what got it outlawed here. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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"Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Very pretty, but IIRC, it's the plant that clogs up waterways something fierce. IOW, seems to know no bounds, spreading. Cathy |
Unknown flower growing on fishpond
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:30:58 +0100, Guy Gorton
wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:53:47 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: "Charles" wrote in message . .. On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. Thank you Charles. I will rename the file. Keep an eye on the plant. Spreads rapidly and can choke out other growth. Guy Gorton Except this year, for mine. They aren't proliferating the way they usually do. I usually supply a small local nursery, they are out, and mine aren't multiplying fast enough to replace his. Most years by this time I am throwing away big bags of them. |
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"Cathy F." wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Very pretty, but IIRC, it's the plant that clogs up waterways something fierce. IOW, seems to know no bounds, spreading. Cathy They crowd out native species but for sheer beauty, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just don't think that they should restrict private ponds that have no influence on native water ways. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Charles wrote: On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:30:58 +0100, Guy Gorton wrote: On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:53:47 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: "Charles" wrote in message . .. On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:25:03 -0700, "Padraig" wrote: Water hyacinth, Echinodora crassipes. They are attractive. Thank you Charles. I will rename the file. Keep an eye on the plant. Spreads rapidly and can choke out other growth. Guy Gorton Except this year, for mine. They aren't proliferating the way they usually do. I usually supply a small local nursery, they are out, and mine aren't multiplying fast enough to replace his. Most years by this time I am throwing away big bags of them. Compost them. :-) -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:54 -0500, Omelet
wrote: They crowd out native species but for sheer beauty, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just don't think that they should restrict private ponds that have no influence on native water ways. No legislation on the topic here in the UK as far as I know. But it is expensive if it gets into the wrong place. Guy Gorton |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:54 -0500, Omelet
wrote: In article , "Cathy F." wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Very pretty, but IIRC, it's the plant that clogs up waterways something fierce. IOW, seems to know no bounds, spreading. Cathy They crowd out native species but for sheer beauty, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just don't think that they should restrict private ponds that have no influence on native water ways. Could birds spread the seeds? This is a common way of propagation for many plants. Also, airborne seeds like dandelions. Just cause it can't walk, doesn't mean it can't spread. hc |
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Guy Gorton wrote: On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:54 -0500, Omelet wrote: They crowd out native species but for sheer beauty, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just don't think that they should restrict private ponds that have no influence on native water ways. No legislation on the topic here in the UK as far as I know. But it is expensive if it gets into the wrong place. Guy Gorton It is expensive (as far as fines go) if it's found in a back yard pond. Same for Mystery snails. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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hungrycharley wrote: On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:54 -0500, Omelet wrote: In article , "Cathy F." wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Padraig" wrote: begin 666 Unknown flower growing on koi pond.jpg [Image] end Water Hyacinth. They are illegal to grow here. Unfortunately. :-( Very pretty, but IIRC, it's the plant that clogs up waterways something fierce. IOW, seems to know no bounds, spreading. Cathy They crowd out native species but for sheer beauty, that is not necessarily a bad thing. I just don't think that they should restrict private ponds that have no influence on native water ways. Could birds spread the seeds? This is a common way of propagation for many plants. Also, airborne seeds like dandelions. Just cause it can't walk, doesn't mean it can't spread. hc The problem was that some morons tossed their overgrowth into the local river. Eradication was expensive, but eventually successful. (San Marcos, Texas USA). -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:37:16 -0500, Omelet
wrote: Could birds spread the seeds? This is a common way of propagation for many plants. Also, airborne seeds like dandelions. Just cause it can't walk, doesn't mean it can't spread. hc The problem was that some morons tossed their overgrowth into the local river. Eradication was expensive, but eventually successful. (San Marcos, Texas USA). Ah! Now I know the locale. I know the provenance of several of the contributors to this ng but often it is a bit of a mystery. Sometimes the photographic subjects give the clue, but sometimes not. Should we have a convention about identifying a contributor's locale? alt.binaries.pictures.rail has a nice convention that most posts are prefixed with the country of origin (US, UK, Cy(work that one out), etc.), but that is about the subject, not the photographer. Just a thought. Guy Gorton |
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Guy Gorton wrote: On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:37:16 -0500, Omelet wrote: Could birds spread the seeds? This is a common way of propagation for many plants. Also, airborne seeds like dandelions. Just cause it can't walk, doesn't mean it can't spread. hc The problem was that some morons tossed their overgrowth into the local river. Eradication was expensive, but eventually successful. (San Marcos, Texas USA). Ah! Now I know the locale. I know the provenance of several of the contributors to this ng but often it is a bit of a mystery. Sometimes the photographic subjects give the clue, but sometimes not. Should we have a convention about identifying a contributor's locale? alt.binaries.pictures.rail has a nice convention that most posts are prefixed with the country of origin (US, UK, Cy(work that one out), etc.), but that is about the subject, not the photographer. Just a thought. Guy Gorton Servers can be traced... :-) But in this case, it was relevant. The San Marcos river is unique. There are also a few humoungous goldfish living in the river, but since they are not breeding, they are causing no ecological impact. g -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:03:36 -0500, Omelet
wrote: In article , Guy Gorton wrote: On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:37:16 -0500, Omelet wrote: Could birds spread the seeds? This is a common way of propagation for many plants. Also, airborne seeds like dandelions. Just cause it can't walk, doesn't mean it can't spread. hc The problem was that some morons tossed their overgrowth into the local river. Eradication was expensive, but eventually successful. (San Marcos, Texas USA). Ah! Now I know the locale. I know the provenance of several of the contributors to this ng but often it is a bit of a mystery. Sometimes the photographic subjects give the clue, but sometimes not. Should we have a convention about identifying a contributor's locale? alt.binaries.pictures.rail has a nice convention that most posts are prefixed with the country of origin (US, UK, Cy(work that one out), etc.), but that is about the subject, not the photographer. Just a thought. Guy Gorton Servers can be traced... :-) Not all that reliably. One frequent user of a fangroup I sometimes read telnets her material to a server in Florida for posting. She lives in Taiwan. hungrycharley But in this case, it was relevant. The San Marcos river is unique. There are also a few humoungous goldfish living in the river, but since they are not breeding, they are causing no ecological impact. g |
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hungrycharley wrote: Servers can be traced... :-) Not all that reliably. One frequent user of a fangroup I sometimes read telnets her material to a server in Florida for posting. She lives in Taiwan. hungrycharley She's better than me... g -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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