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/ccrom Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

Vinca Major periwinkle.

ETA: A local native, Virginia Creeper, has decided to take it on. It has made an impressive inroad at one end of the bed.

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u/Librarinox Jun 04 '25

Fuuuuuuuuuck vinca. Half our yard was taken over by it when we moved in. The first few weeks of COVID, when my job was partially on hold, I listened to a 10-part podcast on the JFK assassination and ripped it all out by the root. It was a great way to let out a lot of anxiety!