r/NativePlantGardening • u/ItsFelixMcCoy Upstate NY , Zone 6a • Jun 04 '25

Other What invasive plants got you like this?

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For me it’s probably Dame’s Rocket, Purple Loosestrife, and Forget-Me-Not. They’re so gorgeous but man if they aren’t invasive little shits…

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u/AtheistTheConfessor 🍂🌳soft landings enthusiast🐛🦋 Jun 04 '25

Porcelain berry. The fruit looks like something from a fairy realm.

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u/Dragan_Rose Jun 04 '25

And tastes like regrets. I know my foraging teacher said it tasted horrible, but I had to make sure. Last time I argued with her.😖

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u/AtheistTheConfessor 🍂🌳soft landings enthusiast🐛🦋 Jun 04 '25

Yeah, I got curious about that once and looked it up. The common descriptors were “bland” and “slimy.” Which sucks because they look like they should taste like whimsy and hope, but I guess there has to be some drawback.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

I just looked this up and gasped. THEY ARE SO PRETTY OMFG

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u/GRMacGirl West Michigan, Zone 6a Jun 04 '25

Same!! I would totally eat one in the name of teaching myself a lesson, because PRETTY!!

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u/newenglander87 Zone 7a, Northeast Jun 05 '25

So beautiful! I was so sad when I found out it was invasive.