The Invaders: Virginia Creeper - Dave's Garden
Mar 13, 2013 · Virginia creeper is a plant that generates profoundly different opinions among gardeners. Some call it desirable. Some call it invasive, while others mistakenly call it poison ivy.
10 Hardy Vines You Should Know - Dave's Garden
Sep 29, 2008 · Unfortunately for gardeners in more intemperate climates, most interesting vines are annuals, tropical or completely invasive. If you are on a search for vines that will remain robust …
Don't Get Burned by "Burning Bush" - Dave's Garden
Mar 22, 2013 · One study in Maine (a state which has yet to outlaw burning bush) examined invasive, non-native species as they took over "a tract of land managed as as natural area:" Oriental …
Mock Strawberries - Dave's Garden
Dec 22, 2017 · Mock strawberry plants are decidedly invasive in nature. Scientifically, the plant is known as Duchesnea indica, but it's also sometimes referred to as Potentilla indica. This genus is different …
Identifying wildflowers: Packera glabella, Butterweed
Apr 9, 2016 · Sometimes even native plants become troublesome. Invasive isn't always alien. It is butterweed season and the fallow fields and roadside ditches are a mass of yellow. Packera glabella …
Invasive Succulents in My Yard - Dave's Garden
Mar 9, 2013 · In awareness of National Invasive Species Week earlier this month, I thought I would discuss some species I have personal experience with that most don't normally think of as invasive, …
The Asparagus Fern - Dave's Garden
Feb 26, 2013 · The plant is listed by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council as a Category I invasive species. The University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants recommends that Florida …
The Knotty Problem of Invasive Japanese Knotweed
Jun 10, 2025 · This weed can keep too much of your landscape "tied up!" Back in the 19 th century physician and plant explorer Phillip Franz von Siebold introduced Japanese knotweed into Europe. …
Coral Ardisia, A Beautiful but Invasive Plant - Dave's Garden
Mar 15, 2013 · Coral Ardisia is a Category I exotic invasive species on the Florida Exotic Pest Council's (FLEPPC) list. According to the FLEPPC, "Invasive exotic plants are termed Category I invasives …
Koelreuteria paniculata, The Golden Rain Tree; Friend or Foe?
Aug 12, 2017 · The roots are not invasive to plumbing and sewers and very few pests seem to bother it, although deer will brows young trees if hungry. The thousands of lantern-shaped seed pods give the …