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  1. 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. …

  2. Fig Buttercup - Invasive, Yet Useful - Dave's Garden

    Mar 19, 2014 · An Invasive Welcome at the Dinner Table In Romania, fig buttercup isn't considered invasive thanks to its culinary use in salads and soups and also of its medicinal use.

  3. Identifying Invasive Plants: Elaeagnus umblellata, Autumn Olive

    Dec 10, 2016 · It is Invasive Species Awareness Week and we're spotlighting some that are often offered for sale commercially. Many of these plants are attractive and easy to grow. The autumn …

  4. 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, …

  5. 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 …

  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. 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.

  8. Think Twice about Leatherleaf Mahonia - Dave's Garden

    Mar 22, 2013 · In fact, some states have listed leatherleaf mahonia as an invasive plant or noxious weed, making it ill advised or illegal to plant leatherleaf in those areas. Invasive.org currently shows …

  9. Identifying Wildflowers: Swamp Buttercup; Ranunculus ... - Dave's Garden

    Feb 8, 2014 · It is amazing the number of garden plants that have their origins in the common wildflower, or weed, as the case may be. Do remember that it isn't ethical to take plants from the wild, although …

  10. 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 …