Name: leaflady planet earth Love the sinner, hate the sin
Often people use weeds for flowers because they are hardy to that area and therefore easy to keep happy. And many are really pretty. I have several I use in flower beds and some I wish I could but they resent being moved or don't like good soil, preferring stoney, poor soils.
here, that's considered one of the worst weeds imaginable. The thorns on it are vicious, and extend clear down to the roots. They seed prolifically and will cause great pain to your dogs or cats should they step on one. We use long handled pliers to pull them out because the thorns will pierce leather gloves.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Name: kacee sun city and banning californ (Zone 9a)
so far no thorns, and it is only about 6 inches high. will keep an eye out for thorns and then i guess out it will go, do not want to harm the animals. thank you for the id.
and darn, i thought it was pretty
The things you are calling prickles are the same things that Cindi is calling thorns. Regardless of what you call them, they are clearly visible in the picture above.
No need to be sorry. The botanical differences between prickles, spines, thorns are pretty esoteric and the words are nearly interchangeable in common usage. If I remember right, a botanist would call the pointy things on Buffalobur "spines", but don't quote me on that.
As that plant gets larger, the spines get larger also. They will be bigger than what you see on roses. Be careful around them. There is a chemical in that plant that causes a long lasting burning pain in humans and animals.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The botanical differences between prickles, spines, thorns are pretty esoteric and the words are nearly interchangeable in common usage. If I remember right, a botanist would call the pointy things on Buffalobur "spines", but don't quote me on that.
