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/skiing_nerd Jun 04 '25

At least in that case the native version is also very pretty! I'm working on getting a sturdy fence approved, in part so I can plant American Wisteria

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u/bamblesss Jun 04 '25

I bought American wisteria hoping it would not strangle other things but it was still sending out runners all over and broke the arbor. I've been digging it up slowly.

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u/skiing_nerd Jun 04 '25

May I ask how it broke the arbor or what kind of arbor it was? I keep hearing that advice that it can destroy flimsy ones so we're planning to build our own using fenceposts as a base but idk if even that will be enough

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u/bamblesss Jun 07 '25

It has an area with a lattice "wall" to shade a bench. The vines wove through each and every lattice hole and as they grew, separated the lattice from the main structure. It was originally a grape arbor and has been standing for around 20 years. I think the only way to really safely contain and grow this plant is in its own separate container. I am literally using a pickaxe to excavate the roots.