BRANCHED DICLIPTERA (Dicliptera brachiata)
Did I mention that I DON'T recommend this native? Well, I DON'T. We bought three at a native plant sale in October 2014. Oh. My. Goodness. This species reseeds and spreads without mercy! I am STILL pulling seedlings! Plus, they jump into other beds and pop up everywhere. When they've lived in one place for awhile, their rootball gets BIG and thick (see photos). I don't like to bad mouth native species, but this is one I could do without. I DON'T like it very much.
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One of my very favorite plants! Use it in a polyculture with other aggressive species like Inland Sea Oats.
How do I get rid of this plant? It has invaded my yard.
If I were trying to eradicate this species, I’d pull them ALL and then keep pulling. Yes, it’ll take time. But using that method, we got rid of malta-star thistle and nearly all the hedge parsley. Knotted hedge parsley is tougher to battle.
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