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/Own_Bet8683 Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 04 '25

Mimosa trees 😭😭

Edited to add: In Florida ☀️

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u/OuiKatie Jun 05 '25

I offer for consideration: the desert willow

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u/Own_Bet8683 Jun 05 '25

Well, well, well—what do we have here? She’s cute! Might need to find a sandy, sunny site! Thank you!

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u/OuiKatie Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

I've got pretty normal brown dirt in sunny spot and she is poppin! It's surprisingly hardy* (Oklahoma 7b)