Some mysterious weed, with enough underground runners to make tire treads, keeps choking my plants.
I'm always suspicious of those that spread by numerous underground runners, like meadowsweet, mint and houttuynia.
The lateral underground runners, which tend to be fleshy, have been eaten raw or boiled and served with milk.
It can form thickets by spreading underground runners.
E. americanus will spread by underground runners forming small thickets.
The plant quickly spreads on underground runners and is readily divided.
Oenothera speciosa is a particularly aggressive species, because it spreads by underground runners.
Be specific about the choices since there are many forms of bamboo that grow by underground runners.
Never once nibbled by deer, our two plants have been slowly spreading by underground runners for a dozen years.
Since ostrich ferns spread rapidly by underground runners, have patience.