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Gardening

happybird

(4,599 posts)

2. Is that crown vetch??

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon May 24, 2021, 04:10 PM

May 2021

Kill it! It will take over your yard and smother anything you have growing there!

They use it on the highway medians here because it quickly covers the whole area and kills any grass that would need mowing/maintenance, and because it can be contained by the asphalt on either side.

https://www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wow/crown-vetch.pdf

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Came up with a temporary 'support' for my mystery Vetch plant [View all] Siwsan May 2021 OP

Looks like Crown Vetch. nt doc03 May 2021 #1

Is that crown vetch?? happybird May 2021 #2

Yikes! Siwsan May 2021 #3

We found out about it years ago happybird May 2021 #4

I decided to dig it up and deposit it into a yard waste bag Siwsan May 2021 #5

You're welcome :) happybird May 2021 #6

There are some kinds of vinca that will spread very rapidly but are easy to cut back and ratchiweenie May 2021 #7

Vinca or Vetch Siwsan May 2021 #8

Vinca. I planted a running type one year (smaller leaves and flowers) and it covered a hillside in ratchiweenie May 2021 #9

My Vinca has been absolutely beautiful, this year, with more blossoms than I've ever seen. Siwsan May 2021 #10