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ISO Horse Tail Plant
Posted on 3/4/23 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 3/4/23 at 10:49 pm
In search of Horse Tail plant to put around house. Willing to come dig up near Lafayette. Will also consider Iris or Lily's.
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:14 am to diyidk
Horsetail or Equisetum is a unique plant in the plant kingdom, I like it as well, and you can find it and dig it out many ditches if you keep an eye out for it. But be aware, it can be overly aggressive in spreading and get of hand pretty quickly unless you contain it with barriers.
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 8:42 am
Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:49 am to CrawDude
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can be overly aggressive
That's the major negative to this plant. It is very aggressive and spreads easily. I would only use it in pots or a very contained area such as a raised planter
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 3/5/23 at 6:34 pm to diyidk
don’t plant horsetail it will get away from you and you’ll never get rid of it. Iris’s are sprouting all over roadside ditches now go dig some up. You can also find spider lily in there with the iris
Posted on 3/5/23 at 6:58 pm to cgrand
Pretty sure they have a plant that looks like thst by the opelousas water plant. Ill look next week.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 9:09 pm to diyidk
Yes I'm aware its aggressive but also hardy. It will be in contained beds around the house under the drip line where every other plant gets beat to death by the rain drip. Even if it does escape I'll just mow it over. I like that its hardy and self spreading, low maintenance. Same with Iris or Canna Lily's although I'm not sure if I get enough sun light for those two.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 9:15 am to diyidk
I like the look of the plant but all my yard expert friends said plant in either a container or something with serious border control.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 11:00 am to diyidk
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It will be in contained beds around the house
By contained in a raised planter or there needs to be a concrete edger/wall with a footing that goes at least 3' deep. Steel edging will not contain it and it will spread to other areas of your bed and into the yard. It spreads like bamboo.
Posted on 3/6/23 at 12:36 pm to Zappas Stache
That’s what I heard - thanks
Posted on 3/6/23 at 2:26 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:worse...much worse.
It spreads like bamboo.
we just removed a small planting at a commercial building with an excavator
Posted on 3/8/23 at 7:28 am to diyidk
You can't contain it unless, as previously mentioned, you put a deep barrier. Just don't do it except in pots.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 8:35 am to diyidk
Butte La Rose has that stuff growing in all the ditches along the road.
Posted on 3/12/23 at 9:21 am to commode
I have this crap all around my pond, you can't control it and it spreads everywhere!
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