In fact the worse I treat it the more it thrives! Iris, Roses, Daylilies, Hollyhocks? When we moved to our new (older) home 15 years ago, It had engulfed the front fence with curled tree like branches and spread along "lawn" and shrubs and started to climb the huge pine trees. I agree that some of the cautionary plants are lovely, but knowing a plant has a tendency to take over a garden is exceedingly useful information. Disclaimer #2: Just because your favourite plant is on this list doesnt mean its bad or shouldnt be planted. Nandina. I live on rural acreage, and need something besides weeds and grass in the fields!! It's considered a biennial but it's a perennial sometimes. . I have a plant in the house and the branches are now about 2 feet long. ? But, if you do want my opinion on what to grow instead, check out these 57 must-grow perennials for Zone 3 gardeners. A striking combination of periwinkle blue flowers enshrouded in dark purple calyces create an impressive show from late spring until the first frost. Spiderwort is the worst for me also! My wife loves them so I thought I could grow some in our garden as a surprise. Dont let the name fool you. Ox-eye daisy is much more invasive than Shasta (a hybrid) in North America. This is why. Dont Roto till!!! What if you have a hundred plants and more are added each year? Flower FarmingShifting Roots Essential Gardening Supplies Hi, while I agree with a few on your list (bishop's weed, comfry, lilly of the valley), I feel that a lot of the others should be used. I'll have to do a follow up post. I agree some are invasive, but I don't mind dividing them &giving them to friends. In my defence, this article was meant to be a bit humourous, and I'm sorry it didn't come across that way for you. They are my favorites. I've practically killed myself in this yard and I want someone to continue to love it. Courtesy of my bird seed feeder. If you love it, you should plant it ;-). . Sometimes you can just scrape by if you mulch well enough, and often those who live in the southern-most areas of the province have greater success. My unintentional invader: Verbena Bonariensis. . 24 Purple Flowers to Brighten Your Garden It was sold to me as an Aster plant which I love! I am trying to get an idea of wtf we are!!!!! At my home in zone 9, they die back on and off during the year. Dandelions don't do that because lawns are worthless without them and other flowers mixed in. We came home and built a mesh trellis that went up to roof of our house and I bought Virginia Creeper. What to grow that flowers and is hardy but well behaved. Although, you, Jessica, come off very snobbish, dour and wanting everyone to listen to your educated, reputable advice. Vinca MINOR, if planted in a colder region, especially where it's snowy, will die back in the winter and regrow each spring. They sneak under my other plants before I notice them, then I am pulling the long stems thru the garden before I snip them off about once a week! Ground elder grows well too, but it is edible and our ducks will eat it all and to the ground by the end of summer and give us eggs, so it's a win win. Bell Flower was here when i moved in over 12 years ago. Dense and colorful flowers cover this catmint from early summer until fall. My soil is 10-18" of alkaline clay over solid limestone. Maybe some one else does. I just yank them. I love growing a garden & it's hard to find perinneals that can stand our long cold winters so I would love to see how they do this, I'm going to try growing morning glories in a hanging planter if you want my mailing address, email me at. And kindness. I believe much depends on location. I dug them out. I'm in zone 8a as well, specifically NE Texas, and you're definitely right about it being an exercise in futility! Herbs are such mysterious plants. I don't know what zone I'm in, but I'm near the Capitol of NC. But I'm in on the borderline between zones 6 -7 with hot dry summers and heavy clay soil. Is Catmint Invasive . Catmint blooms throughout summer and fall. I inherited it when I rented my home. The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova. The minty, aromatic leaves make them rabbit and deer resistant. We moved from Ottawa to Woodstock, Ontario last year in September, and I discovered in the spring that the previous owners had planted wild raspberries in the back corner of the yard, and had allowed it to get out of control. You: Someone gave a flat of these flowers. Yes I have had trouble with most of these invasive plants listed. They are very annoying. Sometimes I see a 4" rock that I can't unbury because what I am seeing is only 10% of its actually size. My problem with bird feeders was not with sprouting seeds but the dropped seeds were a buffet for mice and voles the raised havoc with my garden and invaded the house. Do you have a friend who is always trying to pawn off mint to you? ? At my house in the same zone, it went crazy, but I have vincas that stay neatly mounded, as does snow on the mountain. I have tri-colored Japanese fern which has spread only a foot over the last 10 yrs. Catmint can become invasive in moist, warm conditions. I only planted 2 of them in small containers in my garden the summer of 2016. I have pulled them up by the roots only for them to come back the next summer. Its shape is like a blue bowling ball in the . Absolutely take over your yarddouble check. What zone are you in? You will see some wilting of top growth within 36 hours, and it will take another 7-10 days for the problem plant to be well and truly dead. I live in zone 9-10 and I warn people about Mexican evening primrose. YESSSSSSSSSSSSS Morning Glories.so very beautiful.self seeding little monsters. I would like to add Vinca to your list. While I loved many of those plants, after a while they took over and I eventually got rid of most of them. Most of our trees have lost the dead ivy up about 40 feet. I know I cant dig that much that fast and my landscaper refuses to do it. It is georgous to look at it has all colors in its leaves. Then the delphiniums would start their show etc. I bought a house where mint was planted in the ground. I planted them 1 year from seeds and the next year transplant them to another area of my garden bc I wanted to do something different (which it didnt survive).. but mid summer they came back in the original spot hogging the sun from everything I put in its spot. Congratulations on going viral :) The comments were great to read also -except for the few naysayers & you handled yourself well! If you love the classic combination of lavender and roses but find lavender too finicky to grow in this area, catmint is a good substitute. That sounds HORRIBLE!! Thank you for sharing this blog with us. Please include morning glories. This lovely cultivar, dubbed after the garden in Ireland where it originated, bears upright plumes of lavender-blue flowers nearly a foot long. They said yes and I was off and running. An alternative would be catmint- I use the variety 'Walkers Low'. I knowright? wow this is a very thorough article! Kristen. We give it a good pruning every year right after it blooms to keep it in shape. I also have traveled across the country so much that I have We can't grow that ivy well in my hardiness zone, so I've always admired buildings with it. I can relate. Both plants have gray-green foliage on square stems. I enjoyed your post and have another one for your list - BLEEDING HEART! What a beautiful presentation. It has beautiful foliage, pink and white with green stripes. for the people that are looking for an app to identify your plants it is called PlantSnap, there is a basic free one and then a premium one you pay for I just use the basic. They never die out completely but the also have not spread from the back edge of the garden and bloom beautifully every year. some of these spread by seeds only, so all you'd have to do is trim off the spent flowers and they won't reproduce. You're right. I had to start all over because the original space turned into Cut back aggressively in June and DO NOT plant anywhere outside of a container. Hardly anything grows well st my place. Chameleon Plant Cut Flowers$100 Cut Flower Garden Update 5 But it poses no danger in colder climates north of zone 9, where it is often used in hanging baskets. Use catmint in mixed containers like this Brooklyn Heights recipe that includes Cats Meow catmint, Angelface Blue Angelonia, and Snowstorm Giant Snowflake bacopa. It travels underground and pops up in every garden bed, in my hedges, under my pool, up against the rails of fencing, in my lawn. 50 years later it was an acre! Some of these cannot be controlled unless you use,something like roundup on them not a good choice but sometimes necessary. Catnip can get quite invasive, spreading rapidly through a bed. They complement the hostas in my shady woodland garden and the ones I have dont seem too aggressive. I prefer things here that grow up and keep the ground clear. Yes, irises are also short lived, but I really like the deep purple color of my tall Siberian iris. Three years later there might be six bunches left if I even see a baby start I pull it right away! But I dont recommend it if youre brand new to gardening, as you likely will not remember to bring them in for the winter. It's a super-fast spreader and very difficult to get rid of. This is the worst of all in OTTAWA, Ontario. I always wanted drifts of Alaska daisies I finally got my dream that after growing them from seed lovingly caring for them watched them in just A few years take over my yard and my life with dead heading thousands of bunches that just seemed to appear over night one Spring ?wouldn't you know it was at the same time I had major surgery and medical problems going on so all I could do is enjoy the beauty of my dream! Even invasive plants can be included in a garden with appropriate planting techniques. & it's low growing. I love having raspberries and I love that they send up volunteers because there is always a friend to give them to. It will come back when you cut it but I have noticed that if I plant something else immediately it is in better control. We moved 7 years ago..I bet that bed is 100% malva now, lol. It's great to have people share their actual experience. From zone 5 Denver. The rest is fireweed that she cuts a maze into for my toddler to pay in. Will the rocky soil and aggressive neighboring plants help keep mint in check or would you suggest I dig the mint up now before spring comes? Humorously written! Trim after flowering to neaten . While it works great for ground cover in a shaded area, you will never, ever get rid of it. My neighbor has some of the daisies at her house but she doesn't mind as she loves them. It gives "bad" animals a place to hide. LOL! However, unless you only have a few, I think it would be quite an annoying solution. I would rather have daisies, dandelions, mint and clovers. But if you love it you should grow it, no matter what this article says. In my zone 8, the host plants die but they are prolific re-seeders and will pop up anywhere. Hay scented fern roots form mats several inches thick and it's awful to remove. Last year, the birds, the butterflies and other living creatures, like us, do enjoyed them especially on Summer and Fall. My neighbor planted some kind of beach grass in her back yard. English Ivy. Catmints. I have bookmarked your website, and will acquire additional plants for our garden with great care. Its strong growth does not flop and grows to a broad mound throughout the growing season. Produces insane numbers of long-lived seeds. Oops! You can read more about it in my Privacy Policy. Its highly invasive and you literally have to burn it out to get rid of it. Didn't know they spread. Its perfectly okay to not have time to maintain tight lines, or have a small yard, or dislike a natural look, or be a lazy gardener. 17. Best you do your own research on making your own but it basically involves baking regular birdseed. Clover is far more beneficial in a lawn than lawn grass is. It has made a nice canopy over the decades if a runner tries to strike out across the lawn ( rare) I lift it up and secure it to the trellis. Thanks so much for reading! I LOVE daisies and would be perfectly content to have them take over a part of my garden, but now that I know it would/could, I can decide if I want to deal with that or not. And they are lovely and smell great! These were EVERYWHERE in my overgrown backyard in Saskatoon and they drove me crazy. Pollinators (like butterflies) need food plants for their caterpillars, too. I agree with the other gals. Tansy was the worst and has invaded my lawn. I personally love a wild garden that produces all summer long. The ivy literally chokes the life right out of them. Keep in mind that not ALL ferns are invasive! Beware of anything growing under your bird feeders. Your email address will not be published. I love daylilies. But is it invasive like mint and will it take over the garden? (In real life or on Facebook). Oh no! F you live in the southern tier of the US, dont plant Asian ivy unless you want to spend a lot of time sculpturing it along a walk. I've read that is the Japanese or Chinese wisteria that is the invasive, but American wisteria is not. You can also propagate through cuttings taken in spring. Oh wow, you know things are bad when you'd rather have mint! Nepeta. My Daylilies are stuck against a cement wall - and are being dumb enough not to try growing out! I pour it over the bits that try to escape the edging. Oh another one that I hate is clethra, also known as summersweet and pepperbush. You're right, I can't grow it in zone 3. We have (had) hundreds of seedlings growinglooks like a thick blade of grass that root easily.ugh! Unfortunately there is no way to remove the ivy from the tree itself. Iris are a waste of space!? It was sold under the Martha Stewart brand back when she branded everything in the world. I have many and wish they would more easily self propogate. Haha Ive tried to grow nearly everything on your list and most have died. Nepeta has slightly aromatic gray-green foliage with a delicate, lacy appearance. Thanks for the info. I am in zone 5 so I can't directly comment on colder zones. Thanks for the post! I have a dog, and we have a stray cat that hangs around our house. Found it on Pinterest. The minty flavored leaves of catmint are commonly used in herbal teas and are thought to have various health benefits. It won't die the roots are so hard to pull up. I take large plastic pots (2-4 gallon pots left after planting trees or, better yet, large empty buckets from cat litter). I'd rather see a plot of wild flowers growing and bees, hummingbirds and butterflies than being concerned about what is in the garden. We too are still fighting them 5 years later. Tansy can produce up to 150,000 seeds per plant and each seed remains viable for up to 15 years. This year they tho there are more than last year. %#>*%#, I hate mice so I gave up on feeding the birds. I even struggle getting native plants to survive here! I wait until they are done flowering but before they go to seed and pull them out. I also have flowers in my front yard and this year I planted a live basket of flowers on my front and back doorso pretty, and I've received many compliments. No weed may as well call them perennials, as they reseed year after year! It blooms profusely for months on end, from late spring through midsummer. I have about 20 different varieties and they bloom for nearly a month. Appreciate your advice on some of these others (especially Veronica. Perennial plants are a good investment. I keep a nice patch that I can see from the window in the winter. Local garden clubs and master gardeners are also great resources here in the USA. I think people should grow whatever appeals to them and keep in mind that some of these plants will grow when all others will not. Some of the catmints can reseed themselves readily and can become weedy in that way, but there are some . White with purple spotted flowers bloom in clusters at the end of stems from late spring into summer. Wow, those sound like really difficult growing conditions. Discover the different types of catmint including Walkers Low and Junior Walker, and also Nepeta cataria (catnip). I should have mentioned that it seems to only be the orange day lilies that are really aggressive. (Old movie reference). And I heartily agree with the Bugleweed. Look it up! I bought my mom 2 one gallon plants and they spread by seed, root you name it. It was wandering everywhere, including into the two neighbouring yards. brought them over in pots, but when they started growing out of the pots, made the mistake of putting them in the ground. If youve read this blog for any amount of time, you know I really dislike Ferns. I am aware of mint so I just got some chocolate mint and put it in a planter. We renovated our porch two winters ago and the constant packing of the snow killed all of the goutweed surrounding our house. I also had arctic iris. On a good note they will certainly choke out all other plants in its path!! True gardeners don't give up!! I have bittersweet nightshade vine EVERYWHERE in my yard. I had them all dug up except for under the front window and out grass in. Loves them though. Some plants may go into a summer lull after the first flush of blooms has faded. Grab our 100 Zone 3 Perennials List! 7b 8a here. kidding!!! They look pretty, fill in an otherwise ugly sight and can handle the drainage from heavy rains. Hollyhocks only live for two or three years but are masters of reseeding themselves. One had to know how to manage your flowers and/or plants! The "wild" type of daylily, the Orange one, is invasive and will take over the hybrid ones until they are all Orange. Water catmint plants regularly until they become well established. Sep 01 2021. Plant only in containers! I really enjoyed this article & I'm glad I found it! Lawns are one of the worst cultural mistakes. It's roots go so deep and When you try to get rid of it it produces lots of suckers!! This is the only bad thistle. I have Corabells and violas (violas in containers) I also have Autumn glory in a containers. It must be wonderful to garden where your plants don't cook. I got an "Explorer Series" rose hybrid last year from Canadian Tire -- the "John Cabot" rose. In other areas these perennials aren't problems at all. Every single year we've continued to do this. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Design by Weller Smith Design, Thank you for the zone info!!! Oh, my aching back! Love lily of the valley and the spiderwort, but they were taking over. look! The similar common name of catmint is given to most other species in the genus. I guess I will lay down a good soak of vinegar (the ground is already acidic, being in a pine forest) and then a thick layer of newspapers and can get pinewood chips from the fire dept from their free chipper program. Only the virginia creeper ever got out of hand, and that wasn't until a well-meaning neighbour mowed the blackberry patch it was competing with. Put pure concentrated Roundup, heavy plastic then mulch and it still came through all of it and spreads to actual grass. What is a bane to you people would be a glorious here. Had them dug out but there was always one sweat potato left to take off and cover the whole bed. If you plant Ivy near your house, it climbs all over your house. Catmint plant is an extremely easy-growing plant with few pests or problems. I'll take a dozen! If a plant has mint in its name, chances are it's super invasive. And that what is a perennial Love perennials? Catmint and Lemon Mint, I'm looking at you. Ferns are a problem for me. I tell people isn't it pretty? Maybe try giving the Chinese lanterns excessive amounts of water? At least clover feeds bees and butterflies. Hi Jessica, I'm sorry you feel that way. I planted peppermint and spearmint in a raised border bed on a rocky slope. I finally plugged up the emitters on the irrigation for that bed. I think it depends a great deal on where you live and what kind of soil, rainfall etc. Hated by experienced gardeners everywhere, its best to confine this one to a pot if you can. The Torenia is another that can be -- quite literally -- off the wall. The bright yellow flowers are beautiful and the soft little leaves are nice but it gets up to 6-8 feet high, produces THOUSANDS of seeds from one plant. So how do we get rid of the bellflower and goutweed? We do not want this evil plant to spread along creeks and rivers, it will be Pampas grass all over again! Love Sweet Mint and we use a lot in our sweet tea. The very basic white and yellow ones are the "problem" and in some people's growing conditions they aren't a problem at all. Once plants are a few inches (8 cm.) The soft gray-green foliage and billowy clusters of lavender-blue flowers are like a cool breeze on a hot day. Not fun getting it back so I can plant sun-loving plants to replace the shade-lovers that I moved. Thanks for all this information and I enjoyed the pictures too. This person MUST know some Tons of blooms. OH NO! The clematis has pretty much ruined my dogwood trees. RIBBON GRASS! Kills native butterflies by mimicking native mustards. People sharing their experiences with plants that grow in their zones or invade the yard depending on where they live, soils and other factors. If you love something, even if it's on the list, you should still plant and enjoy. Just sweep once in a while. We really need to work to keep the bee population, and plant native. I couldn't help but laugh at your list. Did I miss anything? This goes to show that what one person considers to be an obvious solution is impossible for others to implement. In the garden, it offers the most value as a culinary herb or as a . You can even dig that pot into the ground if you'd really like to keep it in the one area. As she states, the advice may not necessarily be for you! I just don't know what it's called. So many times she agrees to plant what you love. Even coming up in a rock walk way. Water new plants or transplants regularly through their first growing season until they become established. Any advice on clematis, versus hollyhock versus morning gloy against a retaining wall? Personally I prefer native plants. They look beautiful, but if you want to remove them it takes a lot of muscle power. That is true! However, I had decent luck keeping them under control after I dug most of them up. This is the most crazy info I've ever read. Garlic mustard takes it a step further and poisons native butterflies who mistake it for native mustards. I have zero dirt to plant anything in so I have to have everything in pots. I know mine has been a huge help in figuring out what works well in this area and what doesn't. Every very year i am cursing the day i planted Virginia Creeper. You'll also need a 1- or 2-gallon pump sprayer. haha. They multiply slowly. The second color didn't show up until last year. One gardeners weed is another gardeners favourite flower. I hope people arent influenced against some of these plants, just in order to keep down maintenance in the garden. Nothing like Spiraea which creates ~100 plants each year. This should only be used where it is not an issue to contaminate the soil. I found the article very misleading, where you live often determines what is invasive and what is not. While many of the commenters here have negative views regarding your choices I think you are doing new gardeners and even experienced ones the push they need to get rid of some invasive plants. Catmints with showier flowers, better-behaved garden habits but less excitement for cats (leaves less enticing) include certain edgers to 12" tall ( Nepeta x faassennii and Nepeta racemosa ) and certain taller plants ( Nepeta subsessilis , Nepeta siberica and Nepeta . Invasiveness. The only reason I ranked the thistle as worse is because it's even harder to remove the root system. Roses present a challenge but also can provide many potential rewards. The front yard is an eighth of an acre, not huge but more than big enough! The 24 Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds EVERYWHERE! Ive read so many internet message boards trying to find a way to kill it. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Ugh, spearmint--my condolences to your garden! I live in zone 4a in northern ontario. I'd much rather pick out bell flower than a thistle. I wish I had your "problem". I had some where the sump pump drains from our basement and all but one plant has died. I'm in Lancaster pa too! Neighbor gave me a few plants three years ago. Even though I wrote this post, I believe that if you love a plant and want it in your garden, then you should plant it and enjoy it. Note snails and slugs love daisies! I've had more birds, butterflies, and bees on the European "bull" thistle than practically any other plant. Basic care of catmint is easy. is being taken over with Scotch Broom - which is on the list - yet nurseries keep selling it. Theres native species across pretty much everywhere in the US and probably many other countries!! I love your site. it was controlled when I bought this house but spreads further every year. We have beautiful soil so most things grow without any trouble and thrive. Save yourself the headache and plant the annual version from seed instead. Not such a bad thing. You glazed right over bamboo. I happen to be one of those who like invaders. They are beautiful but creep into the lawn in no time at all everywhere.. You're right, they are really bad for that. Its billowing foliage is topped with spikes of flowers in early summer with repeat blooms throughout the season. Synonym(s): catmint, catwort, field balm: Native Range: Eurasia Selected Images from Invasive.org: View All Images at Invasive.org: . It is erosion prone and hard to mow, consequently the rest of the bed is filled with hardy plants like coneflower, coreopsis, sage, milkweed. Great structure plant, but oh my!, just one season & it reseeded in the next three yards down the street. I was expecting to see Four O'clocks.. Creeping thymelooks pretty at first but seeds itself everywhere and takes over. Shes telling us what she doesnt like. Pretty, but hard to get rid of. Nah, were having a good rapport with Jessica. Great site. When I discovered it on our property I didn't know what it was, it is attractive. I have a love/hate for 4oclocks. I've even salted the ground and my dogs have taken to peeing on it. where this species is considered invasive, The 24 Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds, 24 Purple Flowers to Brighten Your Garden, 20 Drought-Tolerant Plants for Your Garden. When we purchased this place last year I was excited to see them out there. Also, re: Wisteria--I strongly advise NOT planting it. Yes, I really should have specified zones. Oh Comfry! Only a fool or unlearned person would purposely plant them. However, the Canada anemone, which is low growing and comes out in the spring, can be invasive. don't want a lot of bees. o, yes: all kinds of real weeds grow well everywhere. It sounds like you have Lambs ears. Plant your six hills catmint in the spring through early fall. As a head gardener for many years in Scotland I find it hard to understand your reasoning on invasive plants! This is in San Antonio Texas. Some species and environmental factors can make them invasive. The second one is Ivy. And if something spreads where you would rather not have it, simply yank it out! Required fields are marked *. In theory, if you are comfortable using chemicals in your yard, you could use round up on them with a paint brush. Please help, Amazing how canna lilies return every year & with a little TLC, fertilizer & gallons of water, they'll be blooming in 3-4 weeks. Mowed mint (camomile too) smells lovely. You need to buy the CONCENTRATED version of two herbicides: Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer and Bayer Advanced Poison Ivy & Brush killer. Some anemone species are not "thuggish" at all. *sigh*. Plant only if you like running around in circles trying to contain it. They're a biennial so takes 2 years to bloom. They spread like crazy unless contained and need to be divided on a regular basis. Perinatal beds are great when you get them timed right. 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