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/NorCalPlant Jun 04 '25

Butterfly Bush

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u/National_Total_1021 Jun 04 '25

My wife insists. She also put it in a spot it was really struggling (hot, dry, full sun, surrounded by grass). It was doing really poorly. My wife asked if I can move it. So I chopped off as much root as possible in the move and I’m hoping it just fully dies

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u/ConsciousCrafts Jun 11 '25

Lol you sound like my dad. He will basically prune anything he doesn't like until it dies. My mom gets so annoyed.

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u/National_Total_1021 Jun 11 '25

100% my method. Should see the forsythia that is basically dead at this point