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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 11:36:24 GMT
I was going to post this pic in the Vines Glorious Vines thread and then thought better of it because it is a vine that is virtually swallowing up trees and houses throughout the area much like the infamous Kudzu vine throughout much of the South. It is choking out this pine tree in a commercial parking lot behind my property. When it blooms,it's quite beautiful,but,the seed pods are long,they resemble a large vanilla bean,are chock full of seeds that blow into my garden and sprout.I am constantly digging,tugging, the. what become large tubers,out of my garden.  This is Macfadyenaunguis-cati,formerly, Bignonia tweediana, AKA, CAT's CLAW,an evergreen vine which climbs to heights with tropical rapidity,clinging with claw like tendrils. Not very good pics I'm afraid...I shudder with fear when I'm this close to this thing.....
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 21, 2011 12:10:25 GMT
It was a lot easier when it was Bignonia...
And it's obviously a very BIGnonia.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 21, 2011 16:34:58 GMT
Isn't it glorious... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 22:27:55 GMT
It was a lot easier when it was Bignonia... And it's obviously a very BIGnonia. Yes,it was.I'm never quite sure what that's all about when they change the nomenclature like that. Some botanist wanted their 'just due' I guess. In the last pic you can see the size of the seed pods to which I refer. They are positively monstrous,chock,chock full of seeds. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 22, 2011 16:35:31 GMT
I think I posted this comment elsewhere, but ... when I first moved to New Orleans & saw my first rampant cats claw in full flower, I thought it should be a law that it be planted everywhere, as it's so beautiful. EEEeeeeeeeeek! I don't know who this person is, but he's an excellent photographer & his set on Flickr called "cat's claw" is amazing: www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyturducken/sets/72157603921823821/with/2286550871/ |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 19:43:18 GMT
The kudzu grew so fast in the pine lot next to my house when I was little that I felt that the tendrils were reaching out to grab me if I strayed near the boundary.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 20:36:43 GMT
I think I posted this comment elsewhere, but ... when I first moved to New Orleans & saw my first rampant cats claw in full flower, I thought it should be a law that it be planted everywhere, as it's so beautiful. EEEeeeeeeeeek! I don't know who this person is, but he's an excellent photographer & his set on Flickr called "cat's claw" is amazing: www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyturducken/sets/72157603921823821/with/2286550871/Wow,Amazing!!!! I was also quite taken with it when I first moved here. I had it growing inside my house (coming in from outside) and let it do it's thing until my landlady had occassion to come over and freaked out when she saw it. I guess I should have posted in the OP but,I was hoping that folks would use this thread as a repository for weeds and other invasives from in and around where they live. |
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Post by auntieannie on May 13, 2011 16:22:59 GMT
Casimira, don't start me on nomenclature changes...  how am I supposed to learn all these plants if they keep changing their names. Some weeds are actually very useful medically. Never heard of that monster cat's claw but I will have to look around for another of these weeds that you can actually eat... best revenge against an invasive, isn't it? Now, was it Japanese knotweed? a nightmare for British gardeners an allotmenteers. |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 13, 2011 16:27:57 GMT
We have Japanese Knotweed on a river bank near me.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 13:01:41 GMT
Casimira, don't start me on nomenclature changes... how am I supposed to learn all these plants if they keep changing their names. Some weeds are actually very useful medically. Never heard of that monster cat's claw but I will have to look around for another of these weeds that you can actually eat... best revenge against an invasive, isn't it? Now, was it Japanese knotweed? a nightmare for British gardeners an allotmenteers. It does become so very confusing. For instance,there is a herbal supplement in the pharmacy that is labeled "Cat's claw". Upon closer examination,one can see that it is not the "cat's claw" common here,but indeed another plant all together. I can't tell you how many times I have had to correct people on this. And,some would unknowingly,in their ignorance,ingest a plant without proper identification!! I have seen it happen!!! |
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Post by auntieannie on May 14, 2011 13:21:49 GMT
yes, and it can kill them. Or seriously damage their health.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 14, 2011 15:13:35 GMT
Some weeds are actually very useful medically. Never heard of that monster cat's claw but I will have to look around for another of these weeds that you can actually eat... best revenge against an invasive, isn't it? Now, was it Japanese knotweed? Annie, are you thinking of kudzu vine, which rampages across the southern US, but is eaten in Japan? It's an extremely interesting plant: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu |
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Post by kerouac2 on May 25, 2020 17:20:03 GMT
I thought this video about kudzu was very interesting to all of you unfamiliar with the southern United States.
But apparently kudzu has its own kryptonite, and it isn't goats.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 25, 2020 17:22:13 GMT
(I was inspired by Casimira's thread about native plants to see where we had already discussed kudzu.)
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 22, 2020 11:35:36 GMT
I saw this growing in the drive near to where I was working and thought it very striking for a weed.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 22, 2020 18:32:06 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 22, 2020 19:44:54 GMT
Could well be. I shall report back as it develops. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 23, 2020 9:26:43 GMT
I’m told it’s the Mediterranean milk thistle Galactites tomentosum.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 23, 2020 12:54:29 GMT
That must be correct. I looked closely at pictures of Silybum marianum leaves compared to pictures of Galactites tomentosum, and G. tomentosum looks like your photo. S. marianum has more rounded (& less pretty) leaves.
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Post by casimira on Oct 23, 2020 14:11:19 GMT
(I was inspired by Casimira's thread about native plants to see where we had already discussed kudzu.) Kudzu is not native to the US. It's classified as an alien invasive. After reading Bixa's post about her first seeing "cat's claw" when she came here a century ago and how beautiful it was and thinking it should be planted everywhere (admittedly, when it is in bloom, it is gorgeous!). I am reminded of another invasive and how when I first saw it I wanted it in my garden. I happened to be walking with Bixa at the time and when I went to reach for it Bixa nearly broke my arm (not really). It was/is a plant called "dollar weed". I can't begin to tell you how grateful I was and remain that she stopped me. I worked in many a garden after this and man o man, what a bitch this plant is and near impossible to get rid of once it's introduced into the landscape. I think that the only way to eradicate it would require something nuclear in nature.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 23, 2020 14:26:27 GMT
Kudzu has now invaded so much of the United States, it might as well be considered a local plant after more than 150 years of presence.  I see that it is now a medicinal plant as well. Maybe it cures covid-19. |
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Post by casimira on Oct 23, 2020 14:40:36 GMT
Yes, it's medicinal properties were mentioned earlier in the thread. At one point many years ago I remember reading that experiments were underway using kudzu in the treatment of alcoholism. I need to follow up and see if any progress was made regarding this. Thanks for jogging my alcohol addled brain!  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 15, 2021 16:57:23 GMT
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Post by fumobici on Apr 16, 2021 14:43:46 GMT
I've paid money for both of those, is the corydalis a native?
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 16, 2021 15:04:58 GMT
Since you plant pansies every year, Mick, can we assume the "weed" ones are volunteers? And the cordyalis?
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 16, 2021 15:54:59 GMT
They are indeed bixa. It’s some years since I grew those varieties but they seem to pop up somewhere each year.
I’ve never planted the Corydalis and it comes up all over the place even straight out of walls.I like it so I only remove it if it’s in the way.
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Post by fumobici on Apr 17, 2021 3:21:57 GMT
I've had pansies volunteer lots of times, it's fun to see where they might turn up. Can't recall corydalis volunteers, though I've only ever grown Corydalis flexuosa, a blue-flowered species probably less likely to "go native".
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2021 19:54:16 GMT
This grows wild in my front garden. Anybody know what it is? Some sort if Iris? It’s quite pretty.   |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2021 20:54:21 GMT
The flowers are arranged on the stalk somewhat like gladiolus, although the flowers are not very gladiolus-y.
The foliage looks like daylily, but the flowers put the lie to that.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2021 21:08:04 GMT
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how am I supposed to learn all these plants if they keep changing their names. 
