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  1. The Invaders: Virginia Creeper - Dave's Garden

    Mar 13, 2013 · Virginia creeper is a plant that generates profoundly different opinions among gardeners. Some call it desirable. Some call it invasive, while others mistakenly call it poison ivy.

  2. Best Solutions for Vine Weeds in the Garden

    Jul 20, 2018 · The cut-vine method makes it possible to treat a whole plant with an intense herbicide without spraying it all over both your favorite tree and the invasive vine. Instead of …

  3. 10 Hardy Vines You Should Know - Dave's Garden

    Sep 29, 2008 · Unfortunately for gardeners in more intemperate climates, most interesting vines are annuals, tropical or completely invasive. If you are on a search for vines that will remain …

  4. Identifying wildflowers: Packera glabella, Butterweed

    Apr 9, 2016 · Sometimes even native plants become troublesome. Invasive isn't always alien. It is butterweed season and the fallow fields and roadside ditches are a mass of yellow. Packera …

  5. Mock Strawberries - Dave's Garden

    Dec 22, 2017 · Mock strawberry plants are decidedly invasive in nature. Scientifically, the plant is known as Duchesnea indica, but it's also sometimes referred to as Potentilla indica. This …

  6. The Knotty Problem of Invasive Japanese Knotweed

    Jun 10, 2025 · This weed can keep too much of your landscape "tied up!" Back in the 19 th century physician and plant explorer Phillip Franz von Siebold introduced Japanese knotweed …

  7. Sweet Alyssum -- A Tiny Plant with Big Impact - Dave's Garden

    Jan 16, 2013 · Some gardeners reported that sweet alyssum was invasive in their gardens and that volunteer plants reverted to the somewhat gangly species. If this is a problem, select one …

  8. Wild Roses: The Native Roses and Naturalized Roses of North …

    Sep 7, 2012 · Many of the introduced naturalized roses have become invasive in some areas. At the same time several native species are endanged and are protected in some States: Rosa …

  9. Citronella Geranium: Is It Really a Mosquito Repellent?

    Jun 27, 2014 · When given a start of a plant, I always do my research to be sure it isn't invasive, or won't become a thug. Too often I've found that if someone has more of a plant than they …

  10. Think Twice about Leatherleaf Mahonia - Dave's Garden

    Mar 22, 2013 · In fact, some states have listed leatherleaf mahonia as an invasive plant or noxious weed, making it ill advised or illegal to plant leatherleaf in those areas. Invasive.org …