Hi everybody,

Can anybody help educate me? I want to plant a datura near my front steps, but
my water line is nearby (within a couple of feet). I have tried to find info
online about this plant's root system (is it invasive?), but to no avail. I
certainly don't want to damage my pipes. Can anybody offer advice or suggest a
site? I'm a gardening newbie and don't want to make any mistakes!

Thanks so much,

Ron

(Millerific) wrote:

Hi everybody,

Can anybody help educate me? I want to plant a datura near my front steps, but
my water line is nearby (within a couple of feet). \

Roots WILL NOT penetrate a water line unles it has leaks. And
with modern sewer lines (solvent-welded PVC, they don't invade
those either. The "invasive root" problem happens with the
old-style fired clay sewer pipes ... one crack and a root moces
in.

I have tried to find info
online about this plant's root system (is it invasive?),

No, not invasive.

Tsu

--
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
- Jules Henri Poincaré

Datura, like most plants in the nightshade family do not have a great root
system. I have 8 varieties of datura, and 10 named brugmansia. Either are
invasive, but datura will definitely spread around from seed. It's easy enough
top pull them up when they germinate.

Take a look at

www.nativehabitat.com and see what they have to say.


On 25 Jun 2003 04:00:15 GMT, (Millerific) wrote:

Hi everybody,

Can anybody help educate me? I want to plant a datura near my front steps, but
my water line is nearby (within a couple of feet). I have tried to find info
online about this plant's root system (is it invasive?), but to no avail. I
certainly don't want to damage my pipes. Can anybody offer advice or suggest a
site? I'm a gardening newbie and don't want to make any mistakes!

Thanks so much,

Ron

As Tsu Dho Nimh said, invasive refers mostly to getting out of control in
undesired places. Unless your water system is extremely old or you're
talking about a septic tank drainage field, "invasive" does not really apply
to this situation.

"Millerific" wrote in message
...
Hi everybody,

Can anybody help educate me? I want to plant a datura near my front
steps, but
my water line is nearby (within a couple of feet). I have tried to find
info
online about this plant's root system (is it invasive?), but to no avail.
I
certainly don't want to damage my pipes. Can anybody offer advice or
suggest a
site? I'm a gardening newbie and don't want to make any mistakes!

Thanks so much,

Ron

I must pull out about 200 datura plants when spring arrives and the seeds which
spread around germinate. So, in that regard the are invasive. Not invasive as
in spreads by rhizome, but readily reseeds and spreads that way. They pull out
very easily as they don't have great root systems.


On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 00:26:34 GMT, "V_coerulea" wrote:

As Tsu Dho Nimh said, invasive refers mostly to getting out of control in
undesired places. Unless your water system is extremely old or you're
talking about a septic tank drainage field, "invasive" does not really apply
to this situation.

"Millerific" wrote in message
...
Hi everybody,

Can anybody help educate me? I want to plant a datura near my front
steps, but
my water line is nearby (within a couple of feet). I have tried to find
info
online about this plant's root system (is it invasive?), but to no avail.
I
certainly don't want to damage my pipes. Can anybody offer advice or
suggest a
site? I'm a gardening newbie and don't want to make any mistakes!

Thanks so much,

Ron