Because, CLOVER? My Daylilies are stuck against a cement wall - and are being dumb enough not to try growing out! I mean, I grow them, but the foliage does take up a lot of space, the bloom colors seem washed out and dont last long. Spiderwort is the worst for me also! Oh no, that sounds awful! Absolutely take over your yarddouble check. Red roses and catmint are a classic combination, but equally attractive red-flowered companions include Veronica spicata 'Red Fox', Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Cerise', and red valerian (Centranthus ruber). One gardeners weed is another gardeners favourite flower. From spring (after the last threat of frost has passed) through early fall. may as well call them perennials, as they reseed year after year! Is Catmint Invasive? Sometimes you can just scrape by if you mulch well enough, and often those who live in the southern-most areas of the province have greater success. 5. Also sold at nurseries without a warning sticker; Ribbon Grass. This made me want to run out and grab most of these plants for my garden! Usually, non-native species support fewer insects because their chemical composition isn't what the local insects are adapted to. I'm in zone 8a, and our yearly temperatures can range between 14 and 114 degrees Fahrenheit. I loved how they have different varieties besides the purple, but they are everywhere! I want invasive plants in part of this, to replace weeds where I don't want grass. Ignore the trolls Kristen, I enjoyed your blog and appreciate anyone trying to save me some work in my garden. Fascinating ! If you love something, even if it's on the list, you should still plant and enjoy. I would never plant lamium as I've had it take over areas I've not yet gotten to. Many of these plants attract pollinators very nicely, and are doing a huge service environmentally speaking. Others bloom for such a short time that they dont seem worth the trouble. So if you have to have a start plant it in a big urn and keep it on the patio. I'm not opposed to the hollyhocks, just that they cover everything with their huge leaves the first year b/4 they bloom the second year. all three of them are terribly invasive and hard as all get out to get rid of though. Morning glories are just plain evil. This person MUST know some Be warned, Never plant this beauty! It has beautiful foliage, pink and white with green stripes. It is that invasive, 30 Perennials Youll Regret Planting in Your Zone 3 Garden. But my mint goes in a pot because for crying out loud it spreads EVERYWHERE. I say it takes trial and error and patience to find what you like and just as importantwhat will work for you. It's always been a weed to me? I moved from that century home last November and have a DO NOT BUY LIST for my new home which includes almost all the plants, with the exception of daylilies, on your list! We gardeners mostly learn by trial and error. I live in Knightdale, NC, and I have one of these 'regretable' plantings. I have many of these plants in my garden and I have to agree on some, but some not so much. Gardening here is a constant search for "what plant refuses to die" and it's mostly an exercise in futility. I agree with Cindy and Debbie. Just because garlic mustard can feed some flying pollinators doesn't mean its drawbacks don't outweigh what good it can do. However, some plants that seem innocent take over the garden and quickly spiral out of control. Good article. This has been an interesting and fun post and comments. Brightens up a shady spot, but DONT do it!! Used underneath flowering shrubs or specimen plants, they can be quite lovely and reduce the need for weeding and mulching. But it too is a late-flowering perennial for pollinators, attracting the last of the summer bees.in vast numbers. And the old fashioned orange daylilly but I plant those on a hill well away from my garden and let them run wild into the woods. My nightmare is Morning Glories, they choke my other plants. And graciousness. Should be a law that people need planters ed before putting that in. "Canada" goldenrod. The only reason I ranked the thistle as worse is because it's even harder to remove the root system. Dont let the name fool you. Gonna try a knife and hope I don't hurt my 2 colors on one plant Bougainvillea. Takes TWO years of intentional poisoning to get rid oftriple check. Skip the ivy. I have a few re-bloomers too. You have such a nice collection of flowers. Last year, the birds, the butterflies and other living creatures, like us, do enjoyed them especially on Summer and Fall. Mentha types are aggressive spreaders by underground stems and are difficult to control. Luckily, none of the plants are any of the ones you just listed! Japanese catmints (N. subsessilis) will benefit from regular watering to keep the soil moist. Spreading personal preferences off as bad species advice promotes miseducation about ecology. Plant once and have flowers that bloom for years. Oh, my aching back! This year tried digging the whole thing up. In one example in 5 years! It's a shame to "weed out" these beautiful flowers b/c they can't be "controlled" you groom your lawns and gardens to look Home&Garden Perfectsurreal? You can also propagate through cuttings taken in spring. kidding!!! I also have the yarrow, but it's not over taking it's spot. The answer is yes, it can be! I think there are some ferns that don't get out of control, but whatever is in my backyard is an absolute nightmare. You are so right, they fill in nicely and then take over, so plant carefully. I love what you pointed out about Chinese Lanterns and Virginia Creepers being so prolific and often difficult to kill. It's never gone out of bounds. Only a fool or unlearned person would purposely plant them. They planted vinca minor, st.john's wort and then vinca major!!! It took a while , but it was sooo worth it, every now and then a little ivy "start" pops up around the yard, but it goes bye-bye's pretty quickly LOL! Please do not plant Scotch Broom! I guess its more about the type of garden you want, not just a garden, Very true. It needs regular water in the summer. Thank you for your kind and informative comment. The environment needs a break. I've even had the help of my little grandsons to help dig up the spiderwort. Most of our trees have lost the dead ivy up about 40 feet. Three years later there might be six bunches left if I even see a baby start I pull it right away! We just bought a home in a new state so your zone info helps too. Most of these plants are plants I love and have in my yard. Under my deck, in my driveway and completely taken over the 3x8 flower bed. Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007: Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council: West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial . Ox-eye daisy is much more invasive than Shasta (a hybrid) in North America. Thank you! 'Walker's Low' produces soft, blue-purple flowers. It's a mother all right. Catmints. It's an ugly garden but the veggies are beautiful. If you love it you should plant it, and these plants have their place. That's why fine gardens are filled with them. Many of the garden bloggers that I follow don't have degrees in horticulture, nor do we profess to. Shamrocks. Typically, late spring to early summer into early fall, although some varieties bloom earlier and longer. Funny how we're told to grow dandelions but not clover and a few others you mentioned. When I still lived in a house I read somewhere to plant mint in a pot and sink it in tho soil. Photo by Proven Winners. Plants that are invasive in a location they love may not go out of control in another kind of soil. I try to go by the rule, beautiful but deadly. I bought my current house a couple years ago and and left behind a lot of the problem plants when I moved. Care of Catmint. I want to spare beginner gardeners some heartache until they gain the knowledge and experience to keep up with more aggressive plants. o, yes: all kinds of real weeds grow well everywhere. All you can do is keep pulling it up, gatting as much of the runners as you can. I try to cut them back after flowering but they seem to seed anyway. I'm hearing the same thing from everyone who has commented in Texas. Catmint plays well with others. This was a very interesting post. Triple threat! You're absolutely right. We now have them everywhere - around the other side of the house, coming up through shrubs, all along the house foundation. The "wild" type of daylily, the Orange one, is invasive and will take over the hybrid ones until they are all Orange. The second one is Ivy. They spread like crazy unless contained and need to be divided on a regular basis. She also has a few of my other invasive perennials. The more I pull them up, the faster they spread. That's not a typo- if our winter doesn't kill it, summer will. Please check out my take on the temporary at http://wp.me/p8djUc-1g. However, the Canada anemone, which is low growing and comes out in the spring, can be invasive. ----- Phew, 2 long years later, hubby wanted lawn (yawn) so we put compost on top of decaying bark and sowed grass seed, voila, lovely lawn, and I managed to aquire some of the "land" for a garden for me too! I disagree with many of the plants listed here. I think as long as the seeds have dropped so they can re-seed themselves, you should be fine. We ended up having to clear about 2 acres of dead trees and fallen trees. Photo by: Sandy Pruden / Millette Photomedia. However, I also have the variegated variety which is very well behaved and not invasive at all, nor does it reach as far, and it's gorgeous. This plant ranges in size from 12 inches tall to 24 inches tall. Dense and colorful flowers cover this catmint from early summer until fall. Thanks for warning others about the dangers of planting without research! I think you are confusing perennial with low maintenance Any suggestions would be appreciated. Oh no, that's sound terrible!! What is a bane to you people would be a glorious here. I'd like to strangle the person that planted it, where my mom now lives, as much as it has strangled the large trees & all other plants, bushes, etc. However, catmint has a longer blooming period. Thin roots that easily break and will regrow plant if not pulled up completely. Sometimes I see a 4" rock that I can't unbury because what I am seeing is only 10% of its actually size. You can read more about it in my Privacy Policy. In South Central Alaska, The Valley, I've grown golden raspberries on part of a fence -The kids enjoyed them just to pick and eat. Catmint (Nepeta) is a genus of perennial herbs in the mint family that also includes catnip (Nepeta cataria).They are extremely easy-to-grow plants with few pests or problems. This is my If youve read this blog for any amount of time, you know I really dislike Ferns. And no one has brought up planting bamboo without rubber containment yet. An alternative would be catmint- I use the variety 'Walkers Low'. I dont understand?! Need to shovel it out early! Faassen's catmint is sterile and won't self . So, I guess I'll find out if it's true they are hardy and maintenance-free this spring (5 months from now), as I did absolutely nothing last fall. It is the bane of my existence!! Download Now, Grab our 100 Zone 3 Perennials List!Download the Guide, Cold Climate Gardening, Cut Flowers & Perennials. We had cats, and I planted one catmint plants. As well as blogs like yours where the property is located in the same growing zone. While the two are closely related, catnip is more aromatic than catmint but has less ornamental value. I keep a nice patch that I can see from the window in the winter. Seeds can stay dormant forever and it also spreads by carrot looking tubers. I've tried a dozen times to transplant them 400 miles south to my garden and they seldom make it or at best last a couple of anemic years in my heavy clay. The very basic white and yellow ones are the "problem" and in some people's growing conditions they aren't a problem at all. The perennial "Canada" thistle, though, is another matter. I cant believe orange trumpet vine Campsis Radicans isnt on this list. I knowright? I got an "Explorer Series" rose hybrid last year from Canadian Tire -- the "John Cabot" rose. After that, they will very rarely need supplemental watering. I've gotten so many other excellent suggestions that I'll definitely be making a follow up post. The "promiscuous plants" here are rabbit bush, artemesia, bindweed, puncture vine and salsify. I was thinking about ferns and now Im rethinking it. Most of the hated perennials in this article are staples in my zone 7 flower gardens. Despererate about it when looking at my veggies garden. The anemone in the picture is Japanese anemone, often sold as a hybrid ("Honorine Jobert"). At first I was delighted, and now am in my third year picking each stem out. BUTnothing beats GOUTWEED! Although from your experience, it's probably a good thing I can't! I just don't know what it's called. If you plant Ivy near your house, it climbs all over your house. It was sold to me as an Aster plant which I love! Oh good! You can't rake them as it just unearths more. Disclaimer #2: Just because your favourite plant is on this list doesnt mean its bad or shouldnt be planted. 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