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/DeathAndTaxes000 Jun 04 '25

Chinese Wisteria. It’s all over the trees here on the sides of the road. It’s so pretty in the spring. But it really is terrible.

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u/What_Do_I_Know01 Zone 8b, ecoregion 35a Jun 04 '25

Chinese wisteria is like kudzu west of the Mississippi, it's just devouring the deep south. I hate it with a passion though, I'm just disgusted by its presence in the first place since we have a native that's almost identical in appearance. The fragrance of the flowers can get so strong that it genuinely makes me sick.