On 10/28/2017 2:28 PM, cshenk wrote:
> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 8:31:14 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>
>>>> If he goes with the Wandering Jew plant he'll have to keep a sharp
>>>> eye on it as it spreads quite easily even if it's in a walled bed.
>>>
>>> Try that again? I have 1x2 wood holding it in place and have since
>>> 1995. Hes got raised brick planters. Zero issue.
>>>
>>>
>> My mom had the purple variety that someone previously posted a link
>> with picture. It would drop leaves and then spread. Last year next
>> door neighbor had it in a raised bed and it spread throughout the bed.
>
> https://ibb.co/iy7Fo6
>
> Took me a bit to find it.
>
> Perhaps we have a different view of 'Invasive'? This plant will spread
> but will be up there in the planter bed. It won't hit his grass below
> in any way that a mere lawnmower or weedeater can't handle.
>


Beautiful, but do we really want to encourage John to paint his brick
lavender too?

%-)