I used to offer cultivars of this through my nursery, but I destroyed my stock when I learned that it is invasive here (Seattle area, zone 8) in natural areas. Cultivars tend to revert to aggressive forms. Sure enough, I have seen it along a road through woodland. We tend to be naive in assessing how much control we have over the plants we grow. On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:16 AM Judy Glattstein via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I have 'Brazen Hussy' It is now, with gay abandon, flinging itself > hither and yon through the woods. It is the species which is filling in > as a solid ground cover that I wish, nay emphatically determine to at > least deter if not eliminate. Flooding of the seasonal brook spreads it > around. And I am convinced that it has the Starship Enterprise > transporter that also assists in its translocating. > > Judy in New Jersey where there is even more blue sky and only wisps of > clouds. I'm heading outdoors. Bye for now. > > On 3/26/2021 11:07 AM, James Waddick via pbs wrote: > > > > > >> On Mar 26, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Judy Glattstein via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> > >> Now if anyone has a good technique for easily killing Ranunculus > ficaria I would be delighted to learn of it. > >> > > Judy, Judy, Judy, > > > > A recent issue of the RHS ’The Garden ‘ magazine extolled the > virtues of Joe Sharmon’s hybridizing efforts to develop more cvs of > Ranunculus/Ficaria verna. His Monksilver Nursery offers 46 cultivars for > sale within the UK including his new series of ‘French Lady’ hybrids. I > currently grow about 8 or 9 and just ordered 2 more this week and they are > fine in my climate with the possible exception of ‘Brazen Hussy’. This one > lives up to its name, but it is too cute to ever intentionally dig out. > > > > These do fine in my climate and offer an early spring display of > color in flower and foliage. Any more Ranunculus fans out there? > > > > Best and good luck with your ‘problem’. Jim > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>