Trust me, you do not want Arrowleaf Sida in your yard. I let it roll and grow and I am paying for it this year. I just pulled out a gian...Read Moret wagon full this evening. The hard part will be finding all those little ones coming up in the bermuda grass.
This grows in South Alabama too...It popped up in a pot in my backyard...So far it hasn't spread and it's been there since last year but ...Read Morein the ground I heard it will spread. Seems like a sturdy plant despite it's small leaves and flowers but sounds like it could be invasive once taking root!
this is considered a weed in South Louisiana.
also called "wire weed" as the roots are deep, and its impossible to pull up once it...Read Mores over 2ft tall or so.
good to hold soil in place.
let grow to 2 ft tall, and cut off at base
roots will rot, feeding the soil and holding it in place.
good for sandy soils.
it produces a LOT of seed, and small plants will show up in cracks in the cement or just about anywhere.
similar to the ephedra plant, leaves can be made into tea open the bronchial pathway, and clear sinuses.
can act as a stimulant.
This plant grows in the eastern part of Texas and is a host plant for the common checkered butterfly. I've got hundreds growing on my pr...Read Moreoperty and have seen many common checkered butterflies in my yard and have found caterpillars on the plant. It's also called arrowleaf sida, Indian hemp, and cuban jute,
Atibala, Athiballached, Bala, Kehetara-ubal-dana, Khangi, Kheriti, Kisangihettutti-gida, Kotikanbevila, Kulba...Read Morehebari, Kurunthotti, Lalbariela, Mahabala, Mayir manikkam, Mutheera pulagam, Sadeva, Sap-devi, Shamblidebari, Sirramutti, Svetberela, Tupkadi, Vadha, Velluram, Yellow barleria
Action & Uses in Ayruveda & Siddha
Mathura tikta rasam, seetha veeryam, mathura vipakam, snigdam, tridosha haram, nutritive, tonic, asthi jwaram, excess pittam, good for eyes, used for preparing tailams. Seeds are used in gonorrhoea.
Action & Uses in Unani
Leaves and roots are used, piles, gonorrhoea, anti-soud, diuretic, aphrodisiac.
Root of these herbs are held in great repute in treatment of rheumatism. Stems abound in mucilage and are employed as demulcents and emollients both for external and internal use. The herb is also useful in calculous troubles and as a febrifuge with pepper. Mucilage is used for scorpion sting.
An ordinary herb, common in abandoned places, often invasive (like in my case). The flower is somewhat remarkable, though small, with ass...Read Moreimetric yellow petals. Other species have a dark spot in the middle of the flower, but S. rhombifolia do not, which helps on the identification. The fruits split in many pieces (mericarps), each one containing one seed that will most likely germinate anywhere. Once a single plant starts producing seeds, it´s almost impossible to get rid of it, unless you change the soil (and even changing the soil may bring other seeds within the earth - the way I got my one).
Trust me, you do not want Arrowleaf Sida in your yard. I let it roll and grow and I am paying for it this year. I just pulled out a gian...Read More
This grows in South Alabama too...It popped up in a pot in my backyard...So far it hasn't spread and it's been there since last year but ...Read More
this is considered a weed in South Louisiana.
also called "wire weed" as the roots are deep, and its impossible to pull up once it...Read More
This plant grows in the eastern part of Texas and is a host plant for the common checkered butterfly. I've got hundreds growing on my pr...Read More
I have not grown this plant. Indian Hemp, Teaweed (Sida rhombifolia) is native to Texas and many other states.
Other Names:
Atibala, Athiballached, Bala, Kehetara-ubal-dana, Khangi, Kheriti, Kisangihettutti-gida, Kotikanbevila, Kulba...Read More
An ordinary herb, common in abandoned places, often invasive (like in my case). The flower is somewhat remarkable, though small, with ass...Read More