
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 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 …
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 …
Weeds We Don't Want: Honeyvine Milkweed - Dave's Garden
Sep 16, 2012 · Also known as bluevine, climbing milkweed, dog’s-collar, Enslen’s vine, peavine, sandvine, smooth anglepod, or smooth swallow-wort, honeyvine milkweed is aggressive and invasive.
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 …
Rhapis palms: the elegant ladies of the palm world - Dave's Garden
Nov 18, 2010 · Rhapis excelsa roots spreading under thin layer of asphalt; Single Rhapis excelsa spreading and being invasive This is a dioecious genus of palms, meaning there are male plants and …
Identifying Invasives: The Ligustrums; Privets - Dave's Garden
May 6, 2017 · We have a responsibility to limit potentially harmful or invasive plants in our neighborhoods and by educating ourselves, we become better stewards of the land. It is much better …
Star of Bethlehem: Toxic, Invasive, or Lovely? - Dave's Garden
Mar 8, 2011 · What happens when the habits of history and the studies of scientists are completely at odds? Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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 …