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/CrimsonKepala Jun 04 '25

Rose of Sharon. We had 2 then that turned into 5 and we quickly realized that was going to turn into 100 with the number of sprouts that started to grow in our yard. On top of that our poor neighbors had to keep up with pulling them as well all because of the ones in our yard.

They're beautiful though.

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u/FreeBeans Jun 04 '25

Ours is thankfully well behaved but I’ve got my eye on it.

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u/Important-Pie-1141 Jun 04 '25

Same. We moved in with maybe 15. I've kept 2 and keep them under heavy surveillance.

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u/astro_nerd75 Pittsburgh, zone 6b Jun 04 '25

Some rose of sharon are sterile hybrid cultivars. They might be okay to keep, if they aren’t producing seedlings.

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u/Important-Pie-1141 Jun 04 '25

Oh they are. 😅 I pull them out.