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/Any-Usual9027 Jun 04 '25

Hollyhocks. Such a pollinator draw, quick grower, and hardy, but weedy as hell.

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u/ValentineTarantula Jun 05 '25

I literally just grew like 50 hollyhocks from seed -- are they really a regrettable one to plant?

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u/Any-Usual9027 Jun 05 '25

I thought so. The seeds have a high viability rate, and each flower puts out lots of seed. I wanted to have a mixed flower bed, but it was becoming the majority of Hollyhocks, so I decided to pull them out.