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 …
Invasive Weeds: Spiny Amaranth, Amaranthus spinosus
Aug 27, 2016 · One of my earliest barefoot memories is stepping on a dead and dried stickerweed in the garden. They blend in so well with their surroundings that you don't see them until it is too late. …
Creepy Crickets: What Gardeners Need to Know About ... - Dave's Garden
Sep 12, 2014 · The invasive mole crickets can be very damaging to turf and gardens in several ways. Mole crickets may directly eat roots and seedlings, or make tunnels that cause plants to dehydrate.
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 …
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 …
Wild Roses: The Native Roses and Naturalized Roses of North America
Sep 7, 2012 · Many of the introduced naturalized roses have become invasive in some areas. At the same time several native species are endanged and are protected in some States: Rosa acicularis, …
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 …
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 …