I cut them to the ground, put RoundUp on them, and they still grow back! Howdo I kill these darn things? Thank you.

i don't know but i searched and found your eradication of strelitzia: careful, also see:"Dogs like to eat these plants, but the seeds, if eaten, are toxic, and can cause abdominal pain and vomiting."and more plant description at: might also phone your local university agricultural extension service.

How do I kill Birds of Paradise roots?

Jan 28, 2007 21 Replies

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thomas Birkenstock 9 years ago

replying to Scott Simpson, thomas Birkenstock wrote: i use lb of salt a cup of dawn dish soap and a gallon of viniger cut all flower and old stems and live ones out when u hve a pad of bulblike roots too big to dig pour the liquid over it once a month..........ROUNDUP is sososossoosossoso Tox ic to enviorment,and people. i cant believe its still sold!.

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MKH 7 years ago

replying to Felder, MKH wrote: I can't help but comment that you've not tried to dig up Bird of Paradise. It is impossible, except perhaps with a backhoe!

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