Need plant help

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by orngkat

The only plant I have that I wish I didn't is the Asian Primrose (Jasmine) - it has little yellow flowers and arching branches. Horribly invasive...if one of its branches even touches the soil, it roots and takes off. Every year, I spend days trying to get rid of it and yet, they still sell it at Home Depot. Ditto ligustrum. Nandina gets a bad rap. What other plant survives just about any abuse. It is probably OK in a controlled environment but if it gets into woodlands, uh-oh.

Asian Primrose Jasmine, Chinese Primrose Jasmine, Primrose Jasmine, Jasmine primrose; I searched for them all but it does not appear to be in the invasive plant database or the City of Austin Grow Green invasive plant booklet. I think it may not fully qualify as an invasive plant, as it does not have seeds that can get easily spread into the wilds.

Texas Invasives

I have been thinking of planting some, the TXDOT has planted large quantities of them along north MoPac. The flower very nicely in the spring, can replace large sodded areas with mounding attractive green foliage and did very well in last years drought in a friends yard.



Looking at the Grow Green Invasive plant guide: Wow I did not know that Wisteria, Chinese Tallow, Waxleaf Ligustrum and Vitex were considered invasive plants. http://austintexas.gov/department/plants

[clarksvillemom]

sandanka viburnum I think? The garden place on S. Congress is great for help with this kind of thing - Great Outdoors I think>

[oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots]

Check out this invasive snake:

Texas Invasives

It looks fake, doesn't it?

[G Grasshopper]

I had a side fence in CA that was covered with pink jasmine, (Jasminum polyanthum) and it was the most invasive plant I have ever come across. It would turn my little side strip into a jungle in a couple of weeks, go up the house and under the rocks. Really awful. One winter, we had a big storm that knocked down that fence. I took advantage of the fact that the posts had to be dug out, and basically dug out the roots of that jasmine and started over. What a relief that was! It isn't in the grow green guide, but I have noticed that the wildflower center (Mr. Smartyplants) considers it to be an invasive non-native. There seem to be many plants that we call jasmine, but are not actually in the Jasminum genus, and some of these other "jasmines" are actually native. If I were contemplating putting in something that is called jasmine, I would get the scientific name, then check with the wildflower center, or their website to see what the status is.

[austin0]

old..flwrpot, the snake seems to be fake and smiling..

[jonnyanne54]

I was gifted with a hardy flowering hibiscus . its leaves are turning yellow . we hav had a lot of rain but it has been drained . it is in a sunny location on my patio . its quite large in a large pot. help

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by jonnyanne54

I was gifted with a hardy flowering hibiscus . its leaves are turning yellow . we hav had a lot of rain but it has been drained . it is in a sunny location on my patio . its quite large in a large pot. help

Overwatering.

[G Grasshopper]

I found this by googling "overwatered hybiscus." How to Help an Over-Watered Hibiscus | Home Guides | SF Gate

Hope it is helpful. One thing to note is that hybiscus need less water in the winter, when they are dormant.