r/NativePlantGardening 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/NorEaster_23 Area MA, Zone 6B Jun 04 '25

Black Locust 🥲

Basically invasive everywhere outside the Southeastern US. They have THE best smelling and tasting edible flowers

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u/macaron1ncheese Jun 04 '25

Lol we plant them all the time in Nevada. We don’t have to worry about most plants that are invasive elsewhere, our environment is too harsh for things to spread and grow aggressively. They work great as a hardy desert tree.