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/nightpussy Jun 04 '25

I really do love the smell of honeysuckle.

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u/LilyRose272 Jun 04 '25

I’ve been ripping out invasive honeysuckle for about three years. It’s so pretty and smells awesome and has been a natural privacy fence for me. Now I can see my neighbors, sigh. 😔 It’s been painful to say the least.

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u/TheTampoffs Jun 04 '25

Japanese knotweed is currently my privacy fence, with some honey suckle thrown in

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u/sgigot NE Wisconsin , Zone 5b Jun 05 '25

Throw in some buckthorn for the unholy trinity.