Star of Bethlehem is either ornithogalum nutans or, more likely, o. umbellatum. The description in Taylor says, “Widely naturalized in e. North America, where it is often an invasive pest in gardens.” I sure can vouch for that!
Category: Weed Control
Star of Bethlehem
Keith and others: Where I live in Virginia (Gloucester) Star-of-Bethlehem is most definitely an invasive WEED. I am forever digging it our of the daffodil beds. It seems to me it multiplies by the second! LOL Below is something I found on the…
Weeds amongst the daffodil beds
Daffnet has been so quiet – hence thses pics. Is a weed a plant in the wrong place? These weeds were pictured to-day in or bordering my miniature/species beds. The fourth unidentified picture is of a rather attractive and…
Fertilizer amounts and weed killers
Using liquid fertilizer to feed daffodils would appear to be the best way as these plants have simple root systems and by watering in the correct amounts of what your soils need you can get the dilute fertilizer right…
Weed Killer Roundup
The experince I have had with weed killers is that they last too long and suppress daffodil growth. I cannot use RoundUp, although the manufacturer says it does not have lone lasting effect, I live right by a creek that…
Preen – trifluralin – root action
Trifluralin is one of the dinitroanilines, a group of Root Inhibitors. It appears that as germination takes place root growth (and possibly shoot growth) takes a hiding, resulting in spindly plants, barely alive, which may surface, but quickly die. Trifluralin remains in…