Eomecon chionantha invasiveness

[Gene Bush]

Hello Ruth,
I would not call the plant invasive... just a wanderer. It will run
around and pop up in different spots each season. Can develop really long
runners just below the surface of the soil I have mine in a raised bed type
containment so it will be more showy..... more in one spot, instead of
spread out and popping up.
Incidentally this plant is best moved in the spring when it is beginning
to break dormancy. Moved now chances are against it coming up next spring.
My experience, in any case.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush at munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Hello all,
> I rarely communicate with  the group, but am in the midst of ordering
> plants for fall and a question arises as to the invasiveness of Eomecon
> chionantha in Zone 6a, Westchester County, New York, USA.
>
> This would be planted in a woods garden area on a slope facing North,
> where my Trillium appear about 2 weeks later than others in this Zone.
> Therefore, I think the area may be more like Zone 5.
>
> Information on the web varies apparently according to the area of the
> writer, so now I'd appreciate some definitve thoughts for my area before
> I plunge into disaster.
>
> Many thanks,
> Ruth Bierhoff, Zone 6a, Pleasantville, New York, USA, minimum
> temperature -10 F (haven't seen that for a while)
>