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How can I organically eradicate this plant? #867397
Asked May 07, 2024, 11:04 AM EDT
Wake County North Carolina
Expert Response
Sorry-trying again, did not mean to hit send earlier.
From your photo it looks like Petasites japonica variegatus or the common name butter bur, but I have included a link below for you to compare and make sure. As the link notes this is a sought after plant by many people because it does spread easily and makes a nice ground cover for shady areas. I brought it back once from a garden tour and it does look nice in a garden. I don’t know of any organic way to get rid of a plant that spreads by rhizomes underground. Digging it out is the only organic way I know of. It doesn’t like sun so it might die of it own if the area is sunny.
Sorry-trying again, did not mean to hit send earlier.
From your photo it looks like Petasites japonica variegatus or the common name butter bur, but I have included a link below for you to compare and make sure. As the link notes this is a sought after plant by many people because it does spread easily and makes a nice ground cover for shady areas. I brought it back once from a garden tour and it does look nice in a garden. I don’t know of any organic way to get rid of a plant that spreads by rhizomes underground. Digging it out is the only organic way I know of. It doesn’t like sun so it might die of it own if the area is sunny.
