I spotted this leaf from the front porch and knew right away what it was, a Tetrapanax papyrifer sprout. This has been a banner year for them. I've pulled and tossed, and pulled and potted, several.![]()
Last week longtime blog reader Chavli spotted a tetrapanax volunteer coming up in the middle of a verbascum, in a photo from my Bloomday post.
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My neighbors to the north have been extremely good sports about the many tetrapanax babies that have came up in their yard—which is an amazing feat since the plants have to work their way under a driveway first.
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There are currently at least three plants, one adjacent to their front lawn, and two in their hellstrip.
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As for the one coming up in a crack in our sidewalk, no. As much fun as I might have with the idea of people having to walk around a large leaf plant in the middle of the sidewalk on the way to our front door, I also don't want to have to pay to have a new sidewalk poured when the crack gets even bigger than it already is. Bye-bye baby!![]()
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