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  1. 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.

  2. 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 …

  3. 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, …

  4. 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. …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. 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.

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …