A Fragrant Perennial That Behaves

Mention the nameGalegawithin earshot of the smoke control board of most any state in the Union , and stand back as Department of Agriculture SWAT teams are deployed brandishing scythes , torches , and backpack sprayers of weedkiller . This is the correct response for the invasive and vigorous self - seedingGalega officinalis , the disgraceful sheep of the genus . luckily , most of us do it not to damn the whole fellowship because of Uncle Billy ’s antics . ‘ Lady Wilson ’ goat ’s rue , from the noninvasiveGalega×hartlandiibranch of the family , could be slip for a party girl with her flamboyant stamen , but intercrossed sterility prevents self - inseminate , elevate her to the level of a garden sophisticate who knows her place .

We have been trying to find out a downside to this impressive perennial but have amount up with nothing . Imagine a os - stalwart perennial that presents as a softer , lacier lupin with coconut meat - perfumed lavender and white blossom atop 3- to 4 - understructure - improbable stems from midsummer into free fall — all of this and none of the lupine ’s ego - destructive destiny as a 24 - hour , all - you - can - use up diner , open for any figure of unelaborated diseases and shifty worm . The worst that we can come up with is imagining the slightly offended expression of Lady Wilson upon get word her name was to be mate with “ goat ’s rue . ”

Name: ‘Lady Wilson’ goat’s rue(Galega×hartlandii‘Lady Wilson’)

Zones:4–8

Conditions : Full sun to partial shade ; moist to average , well - drained soil

aboriginal range : crossbreed

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Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken grow some of the nerveless plants on the satellite at Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend , Washington .

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A fragrant perennial that behaves