http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/06/11/not-in-your-field-guide/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 25 May 2013 23:37:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/06/11/not-in-your-field-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13673 Luana Rossbach Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:28:49 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=36583#comment-13673 Thanks for the explanation of the green state. I have/had the variegated “snow on the mountain” aka bishops weed and about 2/3rds of it has gone all green. Now I know!

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/06/11/not-in-your-field-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13663 Kate St. John Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:21:30 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=36583#comment-13663 Oh, yes! I forgot how it turns brown halfway thru the summer. I thought it was my fault that it did this. Hah!

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/06/11/not-in-your-field-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13661 Jennie Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:32:34 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=36583#comment-13661 Oh, dear. When we moved to our house nearly 20 years ago and decided to plant a flower bed where only weeds had grown for years, a friendly neighbor said not to buy anything as he was dividing perennials and would share them, along with a really good ground cover. The ground cover turned out to be this same plant. It’s lovely when in bloom, but you’re right about its invasive habit. It also doesn’t stay pretty, but turns brown about halfway through the summer. Had I known then what I know now . . .

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