When we first moved to Borrego, Ellis Farms was the only retail nursery in town. They have since closed the retail portion of the business, but we purchased our citrus trees from them and they are still beautiful and productive today!
One day, we spied some gorgeous pink flowers in the nursery. We definitely HAD to have them...they were so beautiful! As we were preparing to pay for them, a by-stander came over and said, " You're not going to buy THOSE, are you? If you do, you'll never get rid of them! " How I wish we had heeded her advice! It's true...once planted, they are there to stay!
Mexican primrose has a gorgeous flower-needs hardly any water, establishes itself and spreads quickly. HOWVEVER - it is very invasive. We now think of it as a weed and have spent hours trying to rid our garden of it. It springs up in my vegetable beds, the border around the pool, the bulb beds, under trees...anyplace that is irrigated. And...worst of all, doesn't fit in with our vivid, yellow, orange, magenta color scheme( lantanas) in the back garden.
If you have a sprawling slope, a concrete enclosed space or just don't care
about colors...just want some flowers, you might want to try them. Otherwise...BEWARE!
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