Marleneann
Garden Sherpa
Posts : 302
Join date : 2009-03-20
Location : Buderim
 | Subject: Unknown ground cover  Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:30 am | |
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Little Miss The Estate
Unionized Gardener
Posts : 2542
Join date : 2009-03-14
Age : 64
Location : The Garden State
| | Subject: Re: Unknown ground cover Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:38 am | |
| i USED TO GET THAT DOWN HERE AND PULLED IT ALL OUT, TOOK OVER  | |
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Gail
Gardener
Posts : 1693
Join date : 2009-03-14
Location : near Gympie, Qld
| | Subject: Re: Unknown ground cover Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:52 am | |
| Just a quick guess but either some sort of gomphrenia or alternanthera... it reminds me a bit of khaki weed. I'm in the middle of a job at the moment but will look it up later. | |
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Pitta
Gardener
Posts : 1868
Join date : 2009-03-16
Age : 89
Location : Cooktown Qld
| | Subject: Re: Unknown ground cover Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:07 pm | |
| The flowers are like the ones on this plant which is Alternanthera dentata ,  Flowers get very dry like straw In the Genus there are numerous species . mine is called joy weed .It self seeds and spreads ,we have to whipper it when it starts to take over. The flowers look great in a vase alone or with other flowers. | |
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Gail
Gardener
Posts : 1693
Join date : 2009-03-14
Location : near Gympie, Qld
| | Subject: Re: Unknown ground cover Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:18 am | |
| A description of its growing habits would help - is it an annual, does it spread by creeping or seed, etc?
Have a look at Globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa... it isn't one of these but is very similar and looks to be in the same family. | |
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Mary-Anne
Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783
Join date : 2009-03-14
Location : The Sunshine State.
| | Subject: Re: Unknown ground cover Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:58 am | |
| A terrible weedy plant I would not grow another one.. | |
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