Place 3-inch cuttings in a good potting soil, keep the soil moist, and the . :) some of these spread by seeds only, so all you'd have to do is trim off the spent flowers and they won't reproduce. So it will get in under fascia and soffits, travel into lofts looking for light and then send shoots back out again under the apex of roofs. I was thinking they would be so pretty, but also wasn't aware they are TOXIC to pets. That's why fine gardens are filled with them. The other varieties don't seem to take over. Brightens up a shady spot, but DONT do it!! As someone with a degree in plant and soil sciences and an agricultural extension employee I find this article troubling. As far as the short-bloomed flowers, they are so beautiful even if they are temporary, that may make them worthwhile! I'd thought of putting in some sunflowers, but was told nothing else planted there would ever grow. My neighbors must think I'm nuts. I have not found many of these difficult to control and love that they compete well with each other and provide a nice textural structure without a lot of messing around, allowing me to focus efforts on establishing the specimens such as a garnet laceleaf japanese maple (which by the way the lillies of the valley work wonderfully underneath). I want to spare beginner gardeners some heartache until they gain the knowledge and experience to keep up with more aggressive plants. I bought my mom 2 one gallon plants and they spread by seed, root you name it. Because, CLOVER? After twenty years of battling bishops weed, which came with the house and killed off so many plants that I put in, I finally solved the problem. Thank you for mentioning it! We now have them everywhere - around the other side of the house, coming up through shrubs, all along the house foundation. There's a handful you mentioned that are toughing it out (with shade and irrigation), so I'm going to go shopping for a few on here I haven't tried. White with purple spotted flowers bloom in clusters at the end of stems from late spring into summer. I agree with Cindy and Debbie. We can't grow that ivy well in my hardiness zone, so I've always admired buildings with it. It has completely taken over my lawn and now it is spreading to my lawn! The bright yellow flowers are beautiful and the soft little leaves are nice but it gets up to 6-8 feet high, produces THOUSANDS of seeds from one plant. This is also the best mixture to use if you are battling poison ivy, multiflora rose, virginia creeper, or Oriental bittersweet. And marigolds. Its a beautiful coral color, and the Hummingbirds love it. It's an ugly garden but the veggies are beautiful. We do not want this evil plant to spread along creeks and rivers, it will be Pampas grass all over again! If you let it go to seed, though, it will usually die. They're called ditch lilies here in PA too. I will definitely share them with my readers. may as well call them perennials, as they reseed year after year! Im In Zone 3 Alberta and trying to plant a really steep hill. The ONLY one I would add to your list is Gazania just keeps on keeping on. I bought a non-invasive wisteria. After I pull up as much as I can. I have no clue about its use in much warmer climates where its water needs may be an issue. I inherited it when I rented my home. Nandina. These dependable perennials produce a profusion of usually lavender-blue flowers over a long season from late-spring to late-summer. Humorously written! Im sure when my son is older Ill be able to handle the maintenance that some of these plants require. I wanted to plant a big tree but our old sewer line would be below it. Thanks for the excellent tip! Do you have a friend who is always trying to pawn off mint to you? Then I fill it with soil and plant the misbehaving plant inside the bucket. wonderful page - agree with both the yays and the nays; it's where you plant things that matter. My personal list of 'promiscious' plants: Enter at your own risk when planting these. Unlike catnip, catmints include many species in the Nepeta genus. Same with Obedience plant and Bouncing Betty grrrrr BUT, it reseeds everywhere! Next thing I knew it was growing next to my pool. In addition to this I have tomato pants, herbs, lettuce and greens all growing in their own pots and arranged very nicely on my patio. May be bothered by thrips, which are best treated with insecticidal soap or neem oil. It has over taken one raised flower bed and is now spreading to the one below it. Just because garlic mustard can feed some flying pollinators doesn't mean its drawbacks don't outweigh what good it can do. I had no clue that irises only last for about two days. I planted it and soon realized how 'happy' aka invasive it is! Then it got a head start and now is all over, BUT I tolerate it because when the cats role around in it they do not get fleas and ticks. (Some in the Netherlands actually plant this to keep people away from rivers. This has been a 10 year project and I figure within 10 years our forest will finally be ivy free and healthy. Dont plant Ivy! I classify your list as a public service announcement. Even though I wrote this post, I believe that if you love a plant and want it in your garden, then you should plant it and enjoy it. My trick for peaceful co-planting is to plant them in containers in the ground. It was enjoyable hearing your stories. She planted 10 shoots. There are probably others, but those two top my most hated list. Catnip is extremely drought tolerant, but prefers some afternoon shade in hotter, southern climates. Find me on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for more cold-climate, short-season gardening tips! It's true that all of these are great for pollinators, and if you love them you should plant them. I've had one plant that just wouldn't quit. Lucky for you that you can mow them. If you don't want to grow anything in that area, you can smother the area with cardboard or landscape fabric and 4 inches of mulch. I'd also like to mention Delphiniums. I even struggle getting native plants to survive here! Then, there was one in my backyard. What a beautiful presentation. Maybe thats because I have clay soil and also because I cut all the fern fronds off - right down to the ground every year in mid February or early March. It's easy to hand pull, but I can think of 1000 things I'd rather do! The scent of Muguet de Bois (Lily of the Valley) is one of my favourite childhood memories let's try to remember we share this Earth with others, and let's try to not destroy species who've been here for millions of years! Enjoy what you have. It is a bishops hood or jack in the pulpit. But, diversity is important. (What possessed them, I don't know! Plant once and have flowers that bloom for years. I bought my first home and planted my first garden this summer. I would like to add a couple of periennels to your list. Thank you for suggesting a better alternative! But I dont recommend it if youre brand new to gardening, as you likely will not remember to bring them in for the winter. I want to meet the person who plants clover on purpose. Copyright 2023. I moved from my home 9 years ago onto a townhouse. If you're a cat lover, you might be wondering if catmint is invasive. Besides, theyre fairly well behaved and the foliage makes a nice backdrop for annuals. Wow! for that. Download Now, Grab our 100 Zone 3 Perennials List!Download the Guide, Cold Climate Gardening, Cut Flowers & Perennials. Never cut the sucker at the ground or root. This lovely cultivar, dubbed after the garden in Ireland where it originated, bears upright plumes of lavender-blue flowers nearly a foot long. I did the same thing!! Even after the blooms peak in midsummer, rosy purple calyces remain to prolong the colorful display. Phlox spreads but is not invasive, making it ideal for an easy and satisfying ground cover. I wish I would have had this information many years earlier. The rest we started by cutting the ivy at the ground, then removing the Ivy trunks about 4 feet up the tree. Carolyn. Even coming up in a rock walk way. My personal love/hate relationship? But ferns reproduce by spores, and those carry easily on the wind. You can put some big pots in the area if it looks bare. All of the biennial types are very beneficial for wildlife. This was in full sun in Virginia. My Lemon Mint has not really taken off like this article said it does. I think it depends a great deal on where you live and what kind of soil, rainfall etc. This year they tho there are more than last year. Last year we took the last few bits, soaked everything in vinager & laid down thick pieces of cardboard, rug and plywood with rocks on top. I've even salted the ground and my dogs have taken to peeing on it. And I heartily agree with the Bugleweed. Just about any yellow-flowering plant looks good alongside catmint, but those sharing similar growing requirements and bloom times include Coreopsis grandiflora Early Sunrise, Achillea Moonshine yarrow, and yellow daylilies, such as Hemerocallis Stella de Oro. I have very rocky, thin soil, without all these "regretable" plants, I wouldn't have much! Keep F you live in the southern tier of the US, dont plant Asian ivy unless you want to spend a lot of time sculpturing it along a walk. All you can do is keep pulling it up, gatting as much of the runners as you can. I live in zone 9-10 and I warn people about Mexican evening primrose. I have quite a big garden and that is my problem. Cut back aggressively in June and DO NOT plant anywhere outside of a container. It is a green as can be with a foot of snow under the leaves. We were cooking in Rising summer heat because the afternoon sun hits entire side of our house. Gonna try a knife and hope I don't hurt my 2 colors on one plant Bougainvillea. The idea was that pushing manual mowers was a good way to stay in shape. I battle many of these plants. Pretty pink flowers very fragile looking. I love your grandma's saying and the story of your Virginia creeper. 17 yr old boys digging plus a backhoe when we dug the septic mostly got the last of it. Garlic mustard. The tough plants are easy to grow and low maintenance, use them in borders with other perennials or as an informal edging as an alternative to lavender. I'm a complete gardening novice & all this info leaves me rather breathless, wondering what I should try to beautify the small strips of space in front of my newly rented duplex in Vancouver, USA. That is true! We love them. I really enjoyed this article & I'm glad I found it! Thank you! Thanks! When sinking them into the ground, try to keep the container's rim at least an inch (2.5 cm.) I have been digging the orange daylillies( that have taken over my other daylillies) for atleast 5 years! Made the mistake of bringing it to my new house which has a small lot, I first learned about mountain mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) While searching on the internet for the best ways to get rid of these prickly nuisances, I read a horror story of someone in the US who had bought an old house which had a 4 ft wide 100 ft long hedge of wild raspberries in the back yard - took YEARS to get rid of them. Bell Flower was here when i moved in over 12 years ago. And that would be tragic! I'm sorry your growing conditions are so tough! For example,iIf you plant the wild ox-eye daisy (leucanthemum vulgare), yes it will be a thug. This is why. (Chameleon (Lizard Tail) No to mulch. I found that in my gardening group too, that most people found the plants on the list invasive, but some had no problems with them. I like vining plants like star jasmine, pink jasmine, banks rose and tangerine beauty. The only thing really thriving is cannas.even the ferns I planted refused to grow. Filed Under: Perennials, Zone 3 Gardening, Your email address will not be published. I can't believe they actually sell seeds!! My soil is 10-18" of alkaline clay over solid limestone. Photo by: Holmes Garden Photos / Alamy Stock Photo, 10 to 12 inches tall, 18 to 24 inches wide. If you love it, you should plant it ;-). I also have traveled across the country so much that I have * Required | We will never sell or distribute your email to any other parties or organizations. And its flowers are purple while catnip's are primarily white. Goutweed dies here. I live in zone 4a in northern ontario. 'Cat's Pajamas Buy now from Proven Winners Moreover, catnip is the plant that attracts cats while catmint does . Everyone in my cul-de-sac has lovely displays, but they're almost all the same plants. Use catmint in mixed containers like this Brooklyn Heights recipe that includes Cats Meow catmint, Angelface Blue Angelonia, and Snowstorm Giant Snowflake bacopa. I live in Knightdale, NC, and I have one of these 'regretable' plantings. Good to know! They are contained to one area. Canada anemone is a north American "ground cover" species that spreads rapidly. The ones that just grow in a shrub on the ground with little lilly flowersI planted two about 6 years ago in our first houseafter pulling them out and spraying them, they've come back multiple times and are just spreading and spreading.. My big mistake was Salvia Coccinea, or Coral Nymph Salvia, one of the Texas Salvias. %#>*%#, I hate mice so I gave up on feeding the birds. Yes, it produces a lot of nectar for certain pollinator species at a certain time of the year. Learned to that when still in my home). It would be valuable to educate novice gardeners in these techniques instead of blacklisting certain plants. Badly need rid of them coming through artificial grass ! And kindness. At my home in zone 9, they die back on and off during the year. tall, pinch them back to promote bushier growth. My father told me I was crazy, but I said the cold weather will kill them. You list many of the plants as terrible because they spread and overtake your garden in a couple years. Almost none of these plants are problematic or invasive in the hot summers, cold winters of the inland desert of Washington State. Chameleon Plant Finally, no more sprouting seeds. I think if you keep up on trimming them back then they do not take over. Goutweed is everywhere where I live. I finally plugged up the emitters on the irrigation for that bed. They spread by a vinelike root and have overtaken my perennial beds. If you really love any of these perennials, please dont let this list stop you from planting them. lol I don't think it will grow in zones 2 and 3, though. What a difference zones make. Better in containers if spreading is a concern, but maybe best in caontainera away from the ground/on a large patio? A chemical like Round Up will help, but even it can not prevent them from coming back next year. I knowright? Yes, it replants its self and also the birds spread the seeds some but that is not a problem. Gardeners can learn lots of things through your blog. Hmm.I'm in zone 6 Michigan and wondered why I have so many beautiful orange day lilies opening up! Little pink flowers on a long stalk, with 'silver' fuzzy leaves. 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