I live in Europe and most of these plants are not considered invasive here, ( with the exception of bamboe, and English ivy) but we have very invasive plants here which are native to USA or elsewhere. Our rivers are being clogged up by aquarium plants that people dump into the water. Since the winters are mild they don’t freeze off anymore. Amongst the worst plants on land are: Fallopia japonica, Impatiens glandulifera, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Prunus serotina, the last being native to the USA and killing off diversity in our local forest’s undergrowth. It’s probably just bad practice to move plants out of their natural habitats.
Seems EVERY country has been invaded. We travel we move we plant. I’ve never done that but personally I’d go with native wherever I am! Some I might know, but others I don’t and would be intrigued by. Late teens, early 20’S I worked for a historical preservationist-specialist rebuilder working with life threatening asbestos and lead. Plants were part of the process as well and he left that up to me! 😮I learned so much at the time about invasive. Some have changed; mostly same ol same ol too numerous to type! I cannot imagine why anyone would bring a plant these days not native, when there’s so much diversity and beauty in England wales and France! Apparently invasion is still continuing! I’m 68 now, I’ve worked for landscapers as well, including -again-a specialist in removal of the invasive! The English ivy was a big foul opponent in this one neighborhood. He found the mother plant did everything to destroy it yet didn’t succeed completely, diminished it yes but the original mother was in a plot not built on , so we had a meeting with all the blocks residents to keep it cut and trimmed as a collective. It worked-they got mad and finally trimmed and cut it died off lol. I found that out when I happened to deliver something to an old friend about ten yrs later and drove by the still vacant lot. Gone lol. So, they’re everywhere and I endeavor to remove any and all I come across in all my rentals-I’m poor lol own no house or property, but always plant flowers and veggies. Blessings!🙏🏻❤️
We have plantain here that is called White Man's footsteps. I don't mind bc they are good, herbally speaking. Many of the plants found throughout America were brought here from Europe, but bc they are common weeds today, most people think they are native.
As the comments indicate, a little geographical context goes a long way! For example, here in the Salt Lake valley burning bush is sold everywhere and is not all invasive. I have two and can attest to that. I've seen wisteria grown as a tree here in many places and it's both beautiful and non-invasive. You suggested azaleas, but in our highly alkaline soil it simply won't live nor anything in that family. For a tree example, in my native Philadelphia area woods the Norway Maple is considered an invasive species, but they're recommended here as one of the best maples to grow. It does fine in our soil with zero self-propagation. Box Elder maples are another story! Thanks for the consciousness-raising, it's just that there's no universal advice.
Agreed, it would be ideal if video makers, especially garden videos, would indicate on their thumbnail where the video is relevant for. Of course this could reduce the number of views so its not likely to happen, but it is so irritating to watch a video only to figure out half way through that it doesn't apply to your region. If you are not an experienced gardener you may not figure this out at all. Most of the information in this video is irrelevant for Europe, and apparently some parts of the US - likewise a similar video made in, say, the UK, could be wrong for most of the US or anywhere else.
"here in the Salt Lake valley burning bush is sold everywhere and is not all invasive." That may be but those fail to help many native bees or butterflies to reproduce. Native bees and butterflies are in decline, I feel like we need to stop with the overseas efforts in our gardens.
I would get an invasive plant and tree list from your state's master gardening program before planting any plant. Your comment "they are recommend as a tree to grow here" about the Norway Maple doesn't say who is doing the recommending. I would not listen to any recommendation from someone that isn't educated in horticulture. Anyone with a lawnmower can call themselves a landscaper.
One of the best non-invasive plants that give fantastic autumn colour (and other benefits as well) are blueberry bushes. The kind that grow to 4 feet tall, or so. Nice plants, with white flowers in spring, berries in summer, and the scarlet leaves in the autumn.
In Vietnam, bamboo is grown on purpose. It is used for everything possible: I’ve seen scaffolding, ladders, furniture, flooring, whole buildings, and even food for pigs and humans, as well as waterwheels and piping for irrigation. It is ridiculously versatile and the Vietnamese are very inventive in its use.
I like bamboo so much for its utility that I find people battling bamboo and offer to remove it for free. I used it for chicken fencing, composting and even walk ways through mud. I had an issue with mud one year that was so bad I got stuck in it. I started laying down bamboo on the mud and walked on it. The bamboo sank into the mud but only an inch and it made the walkway hard enough to keep walking on it. Sure it’s a high maintenance plant but if someone has a use for it they will clear it just to use it
@johnliberty3647 Clumping bamboo is a good type of it, as it doesnt sprout EVERYWHERE. It can kill off other strong species with strong root systems, as the clumping bamboo has got an even stronger root system. People in survival situations will be blessed, if they come across a grove of bamboo. We should all be so lucky/fortunate to stumble upon some when out in the bush. Versatile is the appropriate term for it, as Margaret Caine stated.
I’ve spent 23 years battling wisteria that a previous owner planted in the backyard. It’s beautiful, but it’s the most tenacious plant I’ve ever dealt with.
The best thing to do is study what is native to your area and to use those plants as much as possible. In addition to not having to deal with invasive plants that get out of control, generally speaking native plants require very little care after the first 1-2 years. I live in the Pacific Northwest and can attest that our native woods are full of ivy, blackberries and scotchbroom. And in my own yard I have a constant battle with those plants and creeping buttercup. I have mostly natives and use some perennials and annuals that I know will not cause problems.
I share your frustration. My neighbor had one that grew over the entire garage. It was beautiful. Both the garage and the vine have been gone for years, and I'm still constantly digging out new shoots on my side of the fence.
Ah. Was it wild trumpet vine? That's stuff is a pain to remove. There's quite a few ornamental, man-made species that are a lot slower and don't spread like that. Try having a look at those ones, instead.
As others have said, there are different types of bamboo. Clumping bamboo (eg. fargesia rufa, in fact all the fargesia family) are clumping, therefore not at all invasive. I have had several in my garden for about eight years and have had no problems. Also, all the plants (that I recognise) in this video are not invasive in other countries. I'm in the UK and none of those are regarded as invasive over here.
In the UK, pheasantberry, buddleai, crocosmia, snowberry, portugese laurel, cottoneaster and rhododendron are spreading outside gardens so best to be careful with those if you are near a forest / protected areas. Lots of them spreading in Belfast and rhododendron / laurel is very hard to kill as well.
@@uptosomething6271 regardless, if it isn't native, it isn't supporting the ecosystem: wildlife, pollinators, etc., more likely displacing valuable native plants.
I live in Louisiana and have a friend who had clumping bamboo. It isn’t invasive here either. A friend had some lining her fence. After a few years they decided to plant something else. They were able to remove all of it completely. Some states have laws against regular bamboo because it is so invasive. You can plant it but if it encroaches onto your neighbor’s yard you are liable for damages.
Some native plants are invasive, too. Just because a plant can be grown in the forest without issue doesn't mean it can't kill your garden and bring your house down. Don't forget: Plants are victims to native herbivores and other plants. If you don't have the correct competition for your native plant, the chances are it *will* take over.
The best to gardenscape your home is with native plants. They will grow well, need little attention (in most cases) and not threaten the native landscape. SO if you live in high heat/drought prone area, plant those types of plants. And as so many others have said - geographic location is VERY important to what is, or is not, invasive.
I planted a forsythia in my side yard a few years ago. I am training it to grow like a water fountain. It’s very lovely. I trim it to be symmetrical. I have a climbing rose bush I do the same to, letting it grow standing alone without a trellis, trimmed in early spring to then resemble a water fountain of roses in late spring. I have a 20 year old butterfly bush outside my side entrance. It came with the house and it’s a dam ‘hedge’. If I don’t trim it every week in summer, it would overtake the door and steps. I use the weed eater on it.
I think it is important to consider the invasive potential of plants and to suggest alternatives. Your first example, English Ivy, can't be replaced by Creeping Phlox, because Ivy is for shade and phlox is for sunny areas. A Lobelia groundcover with brilliant blue flowers grows very well and is not invasive.
@@marilynbridges8697 : I am in zone 6b and we have harsh winter weather. I have a wonderful groundcover that is a type of lobelia that spreads very sweetly, not aggressive and easy to remove.
Chinese wisteria is like the monster in a horror movie that keeps coming back every time you think you've finally killed it. I've battled it for seven years, and I still get new sprouts coming up. It's extremely hard to kill.
This is wrong, it all depends on the climate, in most places Wisteria is not a problem (or doesn't grow at all). As with anything, everything has it's time and it's place....
@@trueamnisias Why would I lie? In the U.S. Southeast with a warm, damp climate, Chinese wisteria will grow like crazy. Maybe it won't in very dry places like California or very cold places like upstate New York, but here in the Southeast, it's exactly like I described. It spreads everywhere and girdles and kills the trees it climbs. If there's even a tiny sliver of living vine left, it will regenerate.
Hello to the new channel about plants. I appreciate every effort like this, because I love my garden. He is a legacy of my grandmother and mother, but I contributed a lot to his current appearance. Unfortunately, with the legacy garden, I also have some legacy invasive species that I can't seem to get rid of. I've been fighting my grandmother's useless Indian strawberry for decades, and there are some other low-lying creepers that spread by rhizomes. That's why I divided the garden into several separate zones, in one of which I mixed all these invasive, low species, but that zone is dominated by the beautiful vinca minor, so they can't even be seen from it. Given that this is a new channel to which I wish good luck, I would have two pieces of advice: first, instead of music, the background can be the sound of the garden itself, birdsong for example. Secondly, I would like to always highlight the scientific Latin names of the plants in question for easier international recognition. Good luck!
I live in the greater Denver area and I have Bell Flowers that have taken over my flower beds and they drop tons of seeds for each plant. Very invasive and they shade out everything as they grow about 3-4' tall. Plus, my neighbor has a Sumack Tree that starts new trees in my yard that grow a foot in a couple of weeks. I spend a couple of hours a month pulling these tree seedlings up, worst part is they smell like cat spray. When I first moved here, the former owners had planted a multicolored ivy plant on the chainlink fence, it sent out 20' runners that wanted to get into my house foundation and siding, plus the next door neighbors foundation and siding. It took me two years to get rid of it.
Wisteria is a favorite of mine, I have a few different varieties, but I keep them in pots that are not allowed on the ground. I get to enjoy a great spring show and avoid the nightmare of an invasive vine turned loose. So if you enjoy a particular plant don't totally write it off, there might be a responsible way to keep it.
I keep wisteria as well. I don’t keep it in a pot tho, I planted it and pruned it into a tree. Now I super super aggressively prune the thing so that it doesn’t grow out of control at all. I prune it every 3 to 6 months. Sometimes I prune so aggressively I shock it into another bloom, but for the most part it’s healthy and it definitely doesn’t cause any issues since I’m so attentive to it. It would definitely turn into a nightmare if I ever moved tho so I talked to an arborist and figured out how to remove it if I ever moved so that the next owners don’t have to babysit it, the arborist said with how/where I planted it and how I prune it that it would actually be easy to just cut down and then uproot if needed. Some of these plants actually won’t be an issue at all if you rly babysit them like wisteria or burning bush, but others like butterfly bush or bamboo just cause too many issues (unless the plant is sterile in the case of some forms of butterfly bush) because of how it spreads.
I had wisteria but after a while, I got better. With the poor soil in my garden, it kept to itself around a gazebo. The flowers and aroma were stunning in spring/summer. Borganvillia around here goes crazy. Although it has striking red flowers it also has very sharp thorns.
I learnt when I was child that a plant which is a weed in one area, can be a plant which has to be cherished and coaxed in another place. ( This was morning glory - a weed in Cape Town and special in Zimbabwe) I think it’s strange that you haven’t even said which zone you are in the United States. Where I live Tasmania -Wisteria is beautiful and not a problem. Perhaps you haven’t had the opportunity to garden in other areas than your own. There are many kinds of bamboo, some are running and some are clumping. The running are much more invasive. Nice program. Just it would be good to know your zone. Thanks.
I love wisteria and grow it in front of my house to give me privacy . Worst plant I have here is Japanese Honeysuckle which grows al, through an old walk way, and some kind of thorny plant that grew near the old wash house. Both are constant battles to get rid of .
The term invasive is relative and truly dependent on regional climatic conditions. State extension services do an amazing job of posting plants invasive for that particular region. In addition to plants you mentioned as well as others I would add the following: 1. Ornithogalum .. Star if Bethlehem bulb. Should be banned. 2. Houttuynia…a very colorful ground cover plant that is a culinary herb in Asia. Nearly impossible to get rid of . Will grow in water. 3. My wife’s family 😂. Once established they will destroy your property
This is a great primer on invasives, and I applaud the effort here. For the record, as a resident of the Mid-Atlantic I can say that Scotch broom is indeed a pest on the East Coast as well, and I know one particular roadside where a number are growing wild. I will have to disagree with using Forsythia as an alternative, as it is also an invasive to avoid, but arguably the lesser evil. As for your comments on butterfly bush, it is really better to avoid it altogether and plant an assortment of summer-flowering perennials; Buddleja has no American species and few native insects can feed on it, including butterflies, thus making it essentially a honey-trap. Also, as someone who has worked for years in the nursery industry, I must say you have far more faith than I do in Monrovia and Proven Winners, and I can state categorically that neither brand limits their offerings to "sterile" cultivars. Anyway, that's the short version of my two cents, but I'll say again that this is a FAR more important conversation than people realize, and thanks for taking the time to educate folks!
Just a tid bit: my great grandfather used to take the scotch broom and make 🧹 brooms out of it and sell them. Henceforth the name scotch broom. I am in zone 8b and it is up and down the freeway corridor/ fields in full bloom and my allergies go crazy . I have a Forsythia in my backyard and I plan to remove it as it looks straggly most of the time. I may put a statue in … less invasive and I won’t have to water or be concerned and it will provide 4 season interest 😊
When I moved to my first house in Vancouver, BC, I made an effort to plant mainly native species, though I left some beautiful shrubs planted by previous owners, including a pieris and a Japanese maple. (I totally eradicated the English ivy and wisteria, though it took considerable effort. One native species I chose for groundcover was Oregon wood-sorel (Oxalis oregana), partly because it resembles a shamrock, and my Mother was Irish. Little did I know that the few I planted absolutely went nuts and were tolerant of both sun and shade, choking out a lot of other herbaceous plants and low shrubs. Beware of using native plant species outside their natural habitat.
@@pendlera2959 A native species is one whose natural range includes a given location. For example, Douglas fir trees to not grow in bogs, but that bog may be within the natural range of that tree. The same goes for cities. Yes, the city is an unnatural habitat, but still within the range. Usually people couple the terms "invasive" and "exotic", but that is not always the case.
In the neighborhood I grew up in in Illinois, our neighbor had two burning bushes on each side of the front entrance. I never saw burning bushes pop up anywhere in the vicinity, or anywhere else for that matter. It surprised me to find out previously that burning bush is invasive.
I also live in IL. Just because it isn't spreading in your yard does not mean it's not spreading via birds eating and pooping out the seed (which gives them gut rot besides). I am a professional gardener and do see it popping up where it doesn't belong.
Mine wasn't invasive until I tried to remove it. I ended up with new plants springing up from the roots I did not get up. Ten years later I am still fighting off new growth.
My mother loved plants. She attempted to start Spanish moss here. Luckily that didn't take but the wisteria and English ivy certainly did. The oriental bittersweet just showed up one day--somebody somewhere must have bought a wreath and a bird must have eaten a berry. Then, of course, there is the neighbor who brought back this beautiful vine with lovely smelling purple flowers from vacation. Kudzu. Everywhere. They're all pretty in their way, but I don't buy vines of any kind and I remain mindful that even my mother refused to plant bamboo.
Zone 5 here. Fighting buckthorn, honeysuckle, and teasel. However they are easy compared to the ground elder/ashweed that I'm fighting. I finally got it completely out of one bed area after 3 years. Still have much more to go. If any piece of leaf or piece of root is in the ground it will grow. Think you have it all up cover the area with weedmat it grows right through it. Insane stuff.
Do us a favor, lose the background "muzak". It's too loud and too annoying. It sounds like the crap you have to listen to when you are put on hold, it's painful.
English ivy can be an uninvited guest, spread by birds, but of all the plants mentioned, wisteria is by far the worst. Uninvited wisteria has bought done a row of cedar trees and has done its best to take over my yard. Here in Maryland, it loves the climate and can grow yards every year. It is a nightmare.
Lilac is very invasive. I can’t get rid of it honestly. It’s rooting by itself and it’s like a spider going everywhere. It’s beautiful at first; but it’s not even blooming so long. One week, max two and it’s over. Will take it out from my garden.
I definitely think it depends on your environment. I was always told lilacs like to be left alone, they're hard to kill, but not here. Our dry summers will kill established lilacs without a drink once in a while. I have 3 established and wish they'd send suckers I could transplant. Have a lilac wall for privacy.
My hometown in northern CA has such a massive scotch broom problem that they have annual community events for removing it from roadsides and private property where the property owners have requested help.
My neighbor's wisteria is over 12' tall. Its vines grow into our trees, and come through the fence while pushing it over. We just keep trimming it back, but my fantasy is spraying it with Round Up.
There are all sorts of native alternatives to popular invasive plants. Eastern Wahoo is another burning bush alternative (in fact, both are from the Eunoymous (sp) family). Nurseries should be regulated more when it comes to the plants they sell. How great it would be if they'd self-regulate, but we know they won't. For instance, our wild redbuds here are slowly being pushed out by bradford pears.
Oh for cryin …same in my last place! I berated them for it-loudly lol it was a busy Saturday so everyone heard me! Apparently some of them listened to my ‘why you shouldn’t sell these’ dissertation and some took it to heart. Word spread and WERENT selling them-owner had to concede. 🤔😄🙏🏻❤️
Japanese barberry is another highly invasive and taking over forest area by me. I left one that popped up in my backyard since the birds loved it, but then I learned and it was nightmare to remove. Butterfly bush I tried growing but just never makes it to next season. Was told burning bush was beautiful shrub that we should plant and it’s law here that sign must be posted about its invasive nature so I passed. Button bush and New Jersey Tea were better native alternatives I planted. Along with non native dabbled willow and lilac.
Hi Terri! Yes, I hear Japanese Barberry are very invasive. I don't have any experience with them (luckily). The others I have all in my yard, but were planted before we bought the property. For me, the worst in the ivy. You were right to pass on the burning bush.
I moved to Indianapolis last year. My backyard had English ivy in the gardens around the house. Covering the chimney and trying to get into the house via the siding on the family room. I had it removed, but I still have to pull out new growth constantly. I planted forsythia, the moles, groundhogs or squirrels ate it.
Hmmm... suppose I should go pull up the one random shoot of ivy that has started in my back yard. Probably came from somewhere in the neighborhood; it's popular as a ground cover here in West Michigan.
In my small town where I live in Oklahoma my neighborhood doesn’t so much struggle with people planting invasive species so much as tree saplings! Elm trees and maple tree saplings sprout up everywhere in my backyard and flower pots in the front yard! Lots of time spent weeding them out! I enjoyed the video!
3 words. Bradford. F#%!%& PEARS. Nasty, migraine fish/tree Franken plant. Lmfao I'm from ok too and that's the one I wanna take a flamethrower to every spring lol
Here is NE PA, there isn't much the deer won't eat, but one is barberry. They grow anywhere, including the shade. Barberry has been linked to Lyme disease. In some areas, like mine, there may be a 90% increase in Lyme-disease-carrying ticks when compared to areas with native shrubs. I see many youtube gardeners adding these to their favorites list... ugh...
We bought a property and when we finally moved in there was Ivy all the way up a 35 ft Cedar Tree. The thickness of the vine was bigger than my upper arm. I was not able to get to the top but I pulled as hard as I could and tore it off the tree from below and the rest of it dies off. It took a couple of days to get it dug up. The Queen Mother, when she invited people to Balmoral, expected them to help tearing the Ivy off the building.
Living in Northern California , We call Scotch Broom Tick Bushes ! Ride your horse thru fast , still covered in ticks . Especially the lead horse and lighter colored . Then hose them down , and neem spray . And jump in the shower !
Primrose. I planted some last year and realized after a couple of months how invasive it was. I removed the plants. This Spring it has been sprouting everywhere, I keep pulling/digging them out. The roots run deep and spread and from every little piece left in the ground, new plants keep on popping up. Don't plant it even if it comes from a nursery. I bought the plants at HomeDepot and there was no warning in the plant info.
@@goblinb primrose is a wet loving, acidic loving plant. If you have amazing soil you will have this problem. It grows really well in zone 8 but it’s still considered a colder plant so it depends. Primrose for me is great because I also have shitty soil and it’s the only one who does decent.
It is helpful to start with a caveat - "In my region - these plants should be avoided" because what isn't appropriate for your region may be native in another.
In our yard, Rose of Sharon we inherited from the previous owner is invasive- sending up new seedlings everywhere. Barberry as well. We are in Zone 6+ to 7.
Try cutting back hard and removing all flowers/seed pods in the fall, once it's stopped flowering. I did that and have had a total of one seedling show up where I used to have hundreds.
I would use a lilac instead of wisteria and get a beautiful clematis if I wanted a climber. I have many clematis in my yard and they are definitely not of the invasive variety.
Steer clear of the Clematis variety with small white flowers that are supposed to be fragrant. They are horribly invasive with runners underground that go Everywhere.
Regarding wisteria - I have heard Chinese wisteria is the invasive one and has to be avoided but the Japanese wisteria is fine and does not take over like the Chinese ones.
I had the standard purple wisteria planted very close to my garage. The roots uprooted the driveway, we will definitely need to fix that someday. We sadly took out the vine, it sent babies out by the hundreds at least 50’ away from the original vine.
In my country my ancestors never planted wisteria saying they suck nutrients from other plants. Not sure how much of that is true. But I love wisteria and plan to have it in my dream garden
Mexican Evening Primrose is a major garden thug! One six pack has now invaded the garden of at least 8 of my neighbors. Also it sprouted and grew in the pipes of my bathroom and caused thousands of dollars of damage!!!
Insurance refused to pay. I see people with Mexican Evening Primrose in their carts I tell them to put it back. It’s also one of those rare plants that can’t be killed with any chemical. To me it’s the little house of horror plant.
Someone in this thread mentioned Privet--this plant is horrible! My neighbor had it growing on his side of the fence, and until he removed it, I had Privet starters popping up everywhere in my yard--very invasive in California.
@@danskdna8550 absolutely horrible and I don’t get why any gardener would plant it, looks or habit etc. out here we only remove it right after bloom so you don’t seed it. A flurry of trying to get rid of it in a small portion of the year. 😭😭
I totally agree about the Wisteria, which my sister planted near the house without even knowing what she planted. It is so invasive that soon it was impossible to stop it. It spreads around both through the air with branches and with roots through the ground. I had to dig it out of the ground and transplant it 20 meters from the house. Greetings from Serbia.
I love wisteria, but I didn't know it was invasive! Wow--guess I'll settle for the silk version! Yes -- bamboo can be a real pain to get rid of once established--if planted near a home, the roots can penetrate underneath the foundation and wreak havoc. Keep it in a pot!
Wisteria is fine in many places. Just Google it for your state. Some type of bamboo that grows near me is the worst. Ppl dig it out and lay down garbage bags, tarps, etc to smother it. It comes back anyway.
bamboo rhizomes dont grow very deep. and you can easily contain it with a proper root barrier but most people are too stupid, cheap, and lazy to put a barrier in. if it goes under foundation then the foundation wasn't very deep. if it "wreaks havoc" because someone didn't use a proper root barrier they deserve it. also clumping bamboo roots are different from running bamboo and are non-invasive.
You can keep wisteria, but with a few cautions. I’ve kept wisteria in planters for 30+ years in the south. Keep it in a pot, put that pot on concrete and trim back your long vines. Do not put this vines on a compost pile, they will root.
Plants that will drive you to sell your house in Arizona: trumpet vine, Vinca. Mexican thread grass. Chinese umbrella tree. In Arizona invasives will go everywhere you water. Trumpet vine will encircle your house and come up everywhere in every garden space. (Ants and deer ate my butterfly bush 😅)
It's worth noting that every species of bamboo has a certain radius it will grow out to, so even some non-clumping species can be fine to grow depending on where you put it
Simple solution, if a plant is considered invasive, keep it in a tub or other type of container. All mint types can be a thug in a garden, but keep mint in a pot or large tub, it is fine. The important things to consider when planting are, if you have children are your plants safe for them, keep edible areas and non edible areas separate so young children know that not everything in a garden can be eaten , explain the difference to children, and if you have dogs or cats, are your plants animal friendly.
@@thelavens8330this is very true. Animals can spread the seeds too, and you have no control over where. Could be in your neighbor’s yard or a mile away. Just because we can’t see it spreading doesn’t mean it isn’t.
I lived in Maryland for many years and had burning bush, butterfly bushes and trumpet bush which you didnt mention but it was shooting out spouts everywhere. I now live in Tennessee and have honeysuckle.i have always loved it and did not realize that it was invasive. I cut it back every year but the smell is incredible! Thank you for all of the information you shared.
I think American Wisteria is an absolute great choice instead of the Chinese variety….especially if you know that the vine is located in your area in the wild. The flowers are not as showy but still beautiful.
You can girdle that ivy by just cutting the vines at the base of the tree. Won’t kill it, but that should stop it from propagating I’m told! Thanks for the great video!
The worst plant I encountered was Russian Vine (also known as Mile a Minute) which is invasive grows very fast and is hard to kill off. Laburnum trees are also to be avoided. They produce thousands of poisonous seeds that drop to the ground and may be attractive to children who might swallow them. With other plants it might depend on what type you buy. Buddleia I have in a container pot and it's not caused any problems. Bamboo I grew and it was slow growing and not invasive but it died in a very hot dry Summer. I have ivy on a bare fence. I once had to remove ivy to replace a fence and it was not difficult to remove. Maple and Lilac from neighbours gardens had roots that invaded my garden. The Maple roots in particular were very thick and disturbed my edging stones and also invaded the lawn as a trip hazard.
West of Scotland here, Rhododendron, not native but has been here many years. It loves our climate , spreads steadily, grows so dense that nothing else grows on that area of land. If you cut it back you can see that there are no plants at all underneath, not even other weeds. Maybe I should plant it where the horsetail and ground elder are currently sharing the soil, and see what wins !!!
Spray it with triclopyr like in Fertilome but it must sit on the leaf at Least 2 days for it to reach the root. Check for new growth every day. It will take a while but in the end you should kill it off. It’s a nightmare.
I live in 8b, SW Washington. Creeping Jenny used to an annual here but gradually became a Hardy perennial sometimes surviving though winter. It took over my garden area from little plants I planted on the end of my raised vegetable beds. Beautiful and works in fish tanks so I now keep it in pots at our new house. Not as bad as mint or lemon balm. Vinca is another one that nurseries sell her that can be invasive.
I too planted the “burning bush “ my neighbor, who is president of the local garden club informed of this invasive nature. I dug out a 4-5 foot plant. Add, Japanese Barbary plant! They are everywhere in my woods! I burned and dug out three of them in my side wooded area in my sideyard. They are wicked to dig up!
You neglected to say that Wisteria, English Ivy and any invasive climber can strangle, suffocate and KILL trees--it's horrifying, I saw some sort of invasive climber that had killed HUNDREDS OF MILES of trees on a train ride upstate NY. I worked somewhere that had a wisteria that was so established, its base was the width of a tree itself. The branches were twisted and woody-- choking any tree it climbed up on, beautiful established trees. DON'T DO IT
This is very interesting about invasive plants because one plant that is the worse and pops up all over my garden in Vermont zone 5a is spider wort I did buy and plant it 20 years ago not knowing its habit and still trying to get it out of my garden
I didn't have trouble with wisteria in S.Cal--it's a strong. fast-growing vine that needs rigorous pruning & a sturdy structure. And it is gorgeous. Broom is slowly invasive, at least in the pacific NW. I agree that ivy is horrible. Keep it in a pot indoors! there are many kinds of bamboo, some not invasive, nandina is a substitute. You keep saying that such-&-such is invasive but you aren't experiencing it in your yard but maybe your neighbors are---so how is that invasive? I think what you are pointing out is that poor maintenance & management can make many plants invasive, & it's so true that we all fall down on that occasionally. You want REALLY invasive & impossible to get rid of? Japanese knotweed. Previous owners planted it (I guess). I have cut it down, poured Roundup into the hollow stems, dug up the ground, made burn piles over it. I don't think I've tried Crossbow---I hate using poison but there is sometimes no alternative. This plant sends out runners into the lawn AND the forested areas. I've decided to live with it, as it's attractive, but it gets VERY strict discipline! Also St. John's wort---so ugly, hard to get rid of, spreads everywhere. I am currently at war with it, digging it up soon.Mint can also be invasive but it smells great & can be killed if it oversteps its bounds.
@@Chevymonster203 I'm assuming you are meaning the wisteria--I've seen it in tree form & it is gorgeous. But it looks like it would take a LOT of maintenance!
I have nothing but good memories of wisteria. Our house in the Bay Area came with three mature wisterias that didn't go where they didn't belong. However, they were right under a live oak tree, which they climbed way up into. It was so cool to have the only oak tree with flowers!
I planted one in my brother’s backyard because I thought it was pretty but didn’t know it was invasive. By the way it growing up your oak tree is why it is invasive… it chokes out the tree. The roots will damage underground pipes. I didn’t know any of that and thought it would look pretty in his backyard…plus they only bloom here in the spring…..regret regret and more regret! Now my brother doesn’t trust me to plant anything in his yard 😢 PNW zone 8b
@@tinaknutsen Both the wisteria and the gigantic oak tree were fine and healthy for 30 years. The wisterias were in the middle of the yard and I don't think there were any problems. Don't know if the current owners did anything about the wisteria plants, though.
Very informative video and an important topic. I really like the alternatives you suggested. Thank you! Next time, you might consider lowering the volume of the music significantly.
Oriental Bittersweet! It was planted in my neighborhood +/- 40 years ago for the attractive orange berries used in fall decor. It’s a nightmare that we’ve all been fighting ever since!
The ornamental pear that was so popular 15-20 yrs ago ….. I cringe when I see an out of control area of this extremely invasive species. And regret planting them myself.
One really invasive plant that I’m having a lot of trouble with is Houttuynia cordata ‘Chameleon’ this cultivar does spread some but when the plant reverts back to the green leaved parent plant it really gets obnoxious.
It took twenty years to finally rid my garden of that stinking pest. I had to tarp over my lansdscape to finally smother it off. The nightmare started with a single plant and it took over everything. It should be illegal to sell.
@@MsScarlet1957 Good luck. I will light a candle for you. BTW: If you leave even one tiny segment of this devil in the ground, a new plant will grow from that. It can reproduce by underground tentacles, leaf segments, seeds, and stems. The underground tentacles can be as deep as two feet. Digging it up may only cause more of these demons to pop up. You must burn every part of the plant and also throw away the soil it was growing in. I smothered mine. I tarped my entire landscape with heavy duty tarp and left it on for three years. So far the devil is gone. It's been two years since I removed the tarp.
Privet is a huge problem in western Pennsylvania. Birds eat the berries and poop out the seeds in parks and forest preserves, where it out-competes native plants. There are some newer cultivars of privet which are sterile. If you want to plant privet, look for one of these non-flowering cultivars such as golden ticket or sunshine.
I am not arguing that they are invasive, but I have two burning bushes, planted by my mom years ago, and zero spread. We have 80 acres, and I have actively looked for another on the property and haven’t seen a single one. 🤷♀️ Are there sterile varieties maybe? I just planted some Sister Redhead Scotch Broom from Proven Winners. It isn’t restricted in my area, but I will keep an eye on it.
Mind you that there is a distinction between running and clumping bamboo. The first is the invasive one, the second only stays in clumps and in one area. And if you live in Florida there are native species of clumping bamboo that can be an alternative without issues.
I think dangerous is a bit of an over exaggeration. I would consider plants that could inflict harm on someone to be dangerous. Something poisonous, caustic or very sharp. Fargesia bamboo is not invasive. I've had mine 15 years and it's stayed as a clump. I would avoid things like black bamboo though which always seem to be labelled as a clumping type when it does run. I agree about the music. Other plants I would consider invasive Rhododendron ponticum, Spanish bluebells, Japanese Knotweed,
Old-style Privet hedge escaped into the woods near my home decades ago, and it's taken over. Trying to eradicate it would be a massive job. Each privet bush would have to be cut and treated with herbicide, and any part that wasn't completely killed would come back as a new one. It would take years of vigilant treatment.
FYI: Music is SO loud it drowns you out for most of this video.
Truth!!!
You do not miss much! lol
agreed
The music is in the foreground and her voice is background so it’s uncomfortable & annoying the whole time.
Mute and turn on closed captions
I live in Europe and most of these plants are not considered invasive here, ( with the exception of bamboe, and English ivy) but we have very invasive plants here which are native to USA or elsewhere. Our rivers are being clogged up by aquarium plants that people dump into the water. Since the winters are mild they don’t freeze off anymore.
Amongst the worst plants on land are: Fallopia japonica, Impatiens glandulifera, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Prunus serotina, the last being native to the USA and killing off diversity in our local forest’s undergrowth.
It’s probably just bad practice to move plants out of their natural habitats.
Seems EVERY country has been invaded. We travel we move we plant. I’ve never done that but personally I’d go with native wherever I am! Some I might know, but others I don’t and would be intrigued by. Late teens, early 20’S I worked for a historical preservationist-specialist rebuilder working with life threatening asbestos and lead. Plants were part of the process as well and he left that up to me! 😮I learned so much at the time about invasive. Some have changed; mostly same ol same ol too numerous to type! I cannot imagine why anyone would bring a plant these days not native, when there’s so much diversity and beauty in England wales and France! Apparently invasion is still continuing! I’m 68 now, I’ve worked for landscapers as well, including -again-a specialist in removal of the invasive! The English ivy was a big foul opponent in this one neighborhood. He found the mother plant did everything to destroy it yet didn’t succeed completely, diminished it yes but the original mother was in a plot not built on , so we had a meeting with all the blocks residents to keep it cut and trimmed as a collective. It worked-they got mad and finally trimmed and cut it died off lol. I found that out when I happened to deliver something to an old friend about ten yrs later and drove by the still vacant lot. Gone lol. So, they’re everywhere and I endeavor to remove any and all I come across in all my rentals-I’m poor lol own no house or property, but always plant flowers and veggies. Blessings!🙏🏻❤️
Kudzu is a big problem in a number of states in US.
I think I remember hearing it was from Asia originally
We have plantain here that is called White Man's footsteps. I don't mind bc they are good, herbally speaking. Many of the plants found throughout America were brought here from Europe, but bc they are common weeds today, most people think they are native.
In Eastern Colorado, anything that will grow is welcomed. Except maybe mullein and cactus.
Intrestingly we have prunus species from eurasia and they are super invasive here aswell!
As the comments indicate, a little geographical context goes a long way! For example, here in the Salt Lake valley burning bush is sold everywhere and is not all invasive. I have two and can attest to that. I've seen wisteria grown as a tree here in many places and it's both beautiful and non-invasive. You suggested azaleas, but in our highly alkaline soil it simply won't live nor anything in that family. For a tree example, in my native Philadelphia area woods the Norway Maple is considered an invasive species, but they're recommended here as one of the best maples to grow. It does fine in our soil with zero self-propagation. Box Elder maples are another story! Thanks for the consciousness-raising, it's just that there's no universal advice.
Agreed, it would be ideal if video makers, especially garden videos, would indicate on their thumbnail where the video is relevant for. Of course this could reduce the number of views so its not likely to happen, but it is so irritating to watch a video only to figure out half way through that it doesn't apply to your region. If you are not an experienced gardener you may not figure this out at all. Most of the information in this video is irrelevant for Europe, and apparently some parts of the US - likewise a similar video made in, say, the UK, could be wrong for most of the US or anywhere else.
I see it as a heads up. I am a gardener so I already know, but I'd simply look up each one to see if its listed for my state.
"here in the Salt Lake valley burning bush is sold everywhere and is not all invasive."
That may be but those fail to help many native bees or butterflies to reproduce.
Native bees and butterflies are in decline, I feel like we need to stop with the overseas efforts in our gardens.
Thank you!!!
I would get an invasive plant and tree list from your state's master gardening program before planting any plant. Your comment "they are recommend as a tree to grow here" about the Norway Maple doesn't say who is doing the recommending. I would not listen to any recommendation from someone that isn't educated in horticulture. Anyone with a lawnmower can call themselves a landscaper.
One of the best non-invasive plants that give fantastic autumn colour (and other benefits as well) are blueberry bushes. The kind that grow to 4 feet tall, or so. Nice plants, with white flowers in spring, berries in summer, and the scarlet leaves in the autumn.
1. English Ivy
2. Ground Phlox
3. Purple Loosestrife
4. Burning Bush
5. Butterfly Bush
6. Wisteria
7. Scotch Broom
8. Bamboo
And those are some of my favorites. Oh well, the neighbors will learn to love them.
In Vietnam, bamboo is grown on purpose. It is used for everything possible: I’ve seen scaffolding, ladders, furniture, flooring, whole buildings, and even food for pigs and humans, as well as waterwheels and piping for irrigation. It is ridiculously versatile and the Vietnamese are very inventive in its use.
I like bamboo so much for its utility that I find people battling bamboo and offer to remove it for free. I used it for chicken fencing, composting and even walk ways through mud. I had an issue with mud one year that was so bad I got stuck in it. I started laying down bamboo on the mud and walked on it. The bamboo sank into the mud but only an inch and it made the walkway hard enough to keep walking on it. Sure it’s a high maintenance plant but if someone has a use for it they will clear it just to use it
@johnliberty3647 Clumping bamboo is a good type of it, as it doesnt sprout EVERYWHERE. It can kill off other strong species with strong root systems, as the clumping bamboo has got an even stronger root system. People in survival situations will be blessed, if they come across a grove of bamboo. We should all be so lucky/fortunate to stumble upon some when out in the bush. Versatile is the appropriate term for it, as Margaret Caine stated.
Stop calling native species invasive.
UZ POTOKE DA ,ALI BAMBUS SE ŠIRI POMOČU SJEMENA
clumping bamboo is just fine. Running bamboo is what is invasive. some clarification is what's needed here.
I’ve spent 23 years battling wisteria that a previous owner planted in the backyard. It’s beautiful, but it’s the most tenacious plant I’ve ever dealt with.
Turn OFF the horrible music...
Or make it much softer, so it's not so distracting; but yes, off would be good, since we're trying to concentrate on the information being given. . .
Or at least lower the volume please 😅🙏🏻❤️
The best thing to do is study what is native to your area and to use those plants as much as possible. In addition to not having to deal with invasive plants that get out of control, generally speaking native plants require very little care after the first 1-2 years. I live in the Pacific Northwest and can attest that our native woods are full of ivy, blackberries and scotchbroom. And in my own yard I have a constant battle with those plants and creeping buttercup. I have mostly natives and use some perennials and annuals that I know will not cause problems.
My wife made the mistake of buying and planting trumpet vine, and we've been fighting those things ever since (20 years).
I share your frustration. My neighbor had one that grew over the entire garage. It was beautiful. Both the garage and the vine have been gone for years, and I'm still constantly digging out new shoots on my side of the fence.
44 years ago we bought a farm and it had trumpet vine growing, I dislike trumpet vine. Every year I fight with the trumpet vine popping up.
Like here in Florida we have to fight the air potato vines.
My parents bought one of those a long time ago and it got horribly out of control and it took years to eradicate.
Ah. Was it wild trumpet vine? That's stuff is a pain to remove.
There's quite a few ornamental, man-made species that are a lot slower and don't spread like that. Try having a look at those ones, instead.
As others have said, there are different types of bamboo. Clumping bamboo (eg. fargesia rufa, in fact all the fargesia family) are clumping, therefore not at all invasive. I have had several in my garden for about eight years and have had no problems. Also, all the plants (that I recognise) in this video are not invasive in other countries. I'm in the UK and none of those are regarded as invasive over here.
Yep… a lot of ‘invasive’stuff is great for the desert area and not problematic… but it’s all situational
Very true! It all depends on your location!
In the UK, pheasantberry, buddleai, crocosmia, snowberry, portugese laurel, cottoneaster and rhododendron are spreading outside gardens so best to be careful with those if you are near a forest / protected areas. Lots of them spreading in Belfast and rhododendron / laurel is very hard to kill as well.
@@uptosomething6271 regardless, if it isn't native, it isn't supporting the ecosystem: wildlife, pollinators, etc., more likely displacing valuable native plants.
I live in Louisiana and have a friend who had clumping bamboo. It isn’t invasive here either. A friend had some lining her fence. After a few years they decided to plant something else. They were able to remove all of it completely. Some states have laws against regular bamboo because it is so invasive. You can plant it but if it encroaches onto your neighbor’s yard you are liable for damages.
Thank you for highlighting the dangers of invasive plants. Always plant native plants whenever possible
Invasive plants are not always from elsewhere! every region has some!
Some native plants are invasive, too.
Just because a plant can be grown in the forest without issue doesn't mean it can't kill your garden and bring your house down.
Don't forget: Plants are victims to native herbivores and other plants. If you don't have the correct competition for your native plant, the chances are it *will* take over.
The best to gardenscape your home is with native plants. They will grow well, need little attention (in most cases) and not threaten the native landscape. SO if you live in high heat/drought prone area, plant those types of plants. And as so many others have said - geographic location is VERY important to what is, or is not, invasive.
Again native plants can be invasive! nothing to do with native or not native!
@@chloeuntrau4588natives can be aggressive. Aggressive growth does not always equate to invasive. Invasive is always non-native.
@@wattnowchris salient point! I love definitions! 🙏🏻❤️🤔
I planted a forsythia in my side yard a few years ago. I am training it to grow like a water fountain. It’s very lovely. I trim it to be symmetrical. I have a climbing rose bush I do the same to, letting it grow standing alone without a trellis, trimmed in early spring to then resemble a water fountain of roses in late spring. I have a 20 year old butterfly bush outside my side entrance. It came with the house and it’s a dam ‘hedge’. If I don’t trim it every week in summer, it would overtake the door and steps. I use the weed eater on it.
Blueberry bushes (all native to the US) are also great for vivid red leaves in the fall. And you (and the birds) get berries as a bonus.
Great suggestion!!
Thank you!
I think it is important to consider the invasive potential of plants and to suggest alternatives. Your first example, English Ivy, can't be replaced by Creeping Phlox, because Ivy is for shade and phlox is for sunny areas. A Lobelia groundcover with brilliant blue flowers grows very well and is not invasive.
Yeah, English Ivy is for deep shade. Too much sun and that's when it becomes invasive
In much of the US, lobelia is an annual, due to cold temperatures.
@@marilynbridges8697 : I am in zone 6b and we have harsh winter weather. I have a wonderful groundcover that is a type of lobelia that spreads very sweetly, not aggressive and easy to remove.
Chinese wisteria is like the monster in a horror movie that keeps coming back every time you think you've finally killed it. I've battled it for seven years, and I still get new sprouts coming up. It's extremely hard to kill.
I've planted it in the front yard. Many ppl here have wisteria (CA)
This is wrong, it all depends on the climate, in most places Wisteria is not a problem (or doesn't grow at all). As with anything, everything has it's time and it's place....
Saaaaaame! I have tried everything to kill my wisteria, and it keeps coming right back.
Where? I'm in upstate NY. I love wisteria. I want one. You send it to me?😂
@@trueamnisias Why would I lie? In the U.S. Southeast with a warm, damp climate, Chinese wisteria will grow like crazy. Maybe it won't in very dry places like California or very cold places like upstate New York, but here in the Southeast, it's exactly like I described. It spreads everywhere and girdles and kills the trees it climbs. If there's even a tiny sliver of living vine left, it will regenerate.
Love your content, but your music is too loud and distracting.
Thanks for letting know! I agree. It sounded totally different on my computer but then when I watched it on TH-cam I was shocked at how loud it was!
Yeah, I turn the sound off & use subtitles on many posts because what is called music by many is just annoying noise for me!!
@@uptosomething6271 Music can be invasive, too!
Hello to the new channel about plants. I appreciate every effort like this, because I love my garden. He is a legacy of my grandmother and mother, but I contributed a lot to his current appearance. Unfortunately, with the legacy garden, I also have some legacy invasive species that I can't seem to get rid of. I've been fighting my grandmother's useless Indian strawberry for decades, and there are some other low-lying creepers that spread by rhizomes. That's why I divided the garden into several separate zones, in one of which I mixed all these invasive, low species, but that zone is dominated by the beautiful vinca minor, so they can't even be seen from it. Given that this is a new channel to which I wish good luck, I would have two pieces of advice: first, instead of music, the background can be the sound of the garden itself, birdsong for example. Secondly, I would like to always highlight the scientific Latin names of the plants in question for easier international recognition. Good luck!
Both great suggestions! Thank you.
I live in the greater Denver area and I have Bell Flowers that have taken over my flower beds and they drop tons of seeds for each plant. Very invasive and they shade out everything as they grow about 3-4' tall. Plus, my neighbor has a Sumack Tree that starts new trees in my yard that grow a foot in a couple of weeks. I spend a couple of hours a month pulling these tree seedlings up, worst part is they smell like cat spray. When I first moved here, the former owners had planted a multicolored ivy plant on the chainlink fence, it sent out 20' runners that wanted to get into my house foundation and siding, plus the next door neighbors foundation and siding. It took me two years to get rid of it.
Wisteria is a favorite of mine, I have a few different varieties, but I keep them in pots that are not allowed on the ground. I get to enjoy a great spring show and avoid the nightmare of an invasive vine turned loose. So if you enjoy a particular plant don't totally write it off, there might be a responsible way to keep it.
I have wisteria in a pot too!!
I keep wisteria as well. I don’t keep it in a pot tho, I planted it and pruned it into a tree. Now I super super aggressively prune the thing so that it doesn’t grow out of control at all. I prune it every 3 to 6 months. Sometimes I prune so aggressively I shock it into another bloom, but for the most part it’s healthy and it definitely doesn’t cause any issues since I’m so attentive to it. It would definitely turn into a nightmare if I ever moved tho so I talked to an arborist and figured out how to remove it if I ever moved so that the next owners don’t have to babysit it, the arborist said with how/where I planted it and how I prune it that it would actually be easy to just cut down and then uproot if needed. Some of these plants actually won’t be an issue at all if you rly babysit them like wisteria or burning bush, but others like butterfly bush or bamboo just cause too many issues (unless the plant is sterile in the case of some forms of butterfly bush) because of how it spreads.
I had wisteria but after a while, I got better. With the poor soil in my garden, it kept to itself around a gazebo. The flowers and aroma were stunning in spring/summer. Borganvillia around here goes crazy. Although it has striking red flowers it also has very sharp thorns.
I learnt when I was child that a plant which is a weed in one area, can be a plant which has to be cherished and coaxed in another place. ( This was morning glory - a weed in Cape Town and special in Zimbabwe) I think it’s strange that you haven’t even said which zone you are in the United States. Where I live Tasmania -Wisteria is beautiful and not a problem. Perhaps you haven’t had the opportunity to garden in other areas than your own. There are many kinds of bamboo, some are running and some are clumping. The running are much more invasive. Nice program. Just it would be good to know your zone. Thanks.
That is a good point! I am in zone 7 of the US. I live in the north east.
I love wisteria and grow it in front of my house to give me privacy . Worst plant I have here is Japanese Honeysuckle which grows al, through an old walk way, and some kind of thorny plant that grew near the old wash house. Both are constant battles to get rid of .
The term invasive is relative and truly dependent on regional climatic conditions. State extension services do an amazing job of posting plants invasive for that particular region.
In addition to plants you mentioned as well as others I would add the following:
1. Ornithogalum .. Star if Bethlehem bulb. Should be banned.
2. Houttuynia…a very colorful ground cover plant that is a culinary herb in Asia. Nearly impossible to get rid of . Will grow in water.
3. My wife’s family 😂. Once established they will destroy your property
This is a great primer on invasives, and I applaud the effort here. For the record, as a resident of the Mid-Atlantic I can say that Scotch broom is indeed a pest on the East Coast as well, and I know one particular roadside where a number are growing wild. I will have to disagree with using Forsythia as an alternative, as it is also an invasive to avoid, but arguably the lesser evil. As for your comments on butterfly bush, it is really better to avoid it altogether and plant an assortment of summer-flowering perennials; Buddleja has no American species and few native insects can feed on it, including butterflies, thus making it essentially a honey-trap. Also, as someone who has worked for years in the nursery industry, I must say you have far more faith than I do in Monrovia and Proven Winners, and I can state categorically that neither brand limits their offerings to "sterile" cultivars. Anyway, that's the short version of my two cents, but I'll say again that this is a FAR more important conversation than people realize, and thanks for taking the time to educate folks!
Just a tid bit: my great grandfather used to take the scotch broom and make 🧹 brooms out of it and sell them. Henceforth the name scotch broom.
I am in zone 8b and it is up and down the freeway corridor/ fields in full bloom and my allergies go crazy .
I have a Forsythia in my backyard and I plan to remove it as it looks straggly most of the time. I may put a statue in … less invasive and I won’t have to water or be concerned and it will provide 4 season interest 😊
I agree with you on we all need education in plantings.🙏🏻❤️🤔
When I moved to my first house in Vancouver, BC, I made an effort to plant mainly native species, though I left some beautiful shrubs planted by previous owners, including a pieris and a Japanese maple. (I totally eradicated the English ivy and wisteria, though it took considerable effort. One native species I chose for groundcover was Oregon wood-sorel (Oxalis oregana), partly because it resembles a shamrock, and my Mother was Irish. Little did I know that the few I planted absolutely went nuts and were tolerant of both sun and shade, choking out a lot of other herbaceous plants and low shrubs. Beware of using native plant species outside their natural habitat.
If it's outside of its natural habitat, it's not a native species. And just because it's native doesn't mean it's not aggressive.
@@pendlera2959 A native species is one whose natural range includes a given location. For example, Douglas fir trees to not grow in bogs, but that bog may be within the natural range of that tree. The same goes for cities. Yes, the city is an unnatural habitat, but still within the range. Usually people couple the terms "invasive" and "exotic", but that is not always the case.
I also had that experience with wood sorrel which took over my small garden in just a couple of growing seasons.
Just for info: Sorrel is amazing for diet, it has vitamin C and many things we could eat if something happened to the food.
@@pendlera2959I live in England. English Ivy is invasive here unless it's grown in deep shade.
In the neighborhood I grew up in in Illinois, our neighbor had two burning bushes on each side of the front entrance. I never saw burning bushes pop up anywhere in the vicinity, or anywhere else for that matter. It surprised me to find out previously that burning bush is invasive.
Well, they are!
Got two in front of my house in Ill. and no issues (thus far). 5 years, about chest high, same size etc. since we moved in. Maybe a bit taller...
I also live in IL. Just because it isn't spreading in your yard does not mean it's not spreading via birds eating and pooping out the seed (which gives them gut rot besides). I am a professional gardener and do see it popping up where it doesn't belong.
They are everywhere! Look at vacant property, fields, etc. The Bradford Pears and Burning Bushes are taking over.
Mine wasn't invasive until I tried to remove it. I ended up with new plants springing up from the roots I did not get up. Ten years later I am still fighting off new growth.
My mother loved plants. She attempted to start Spanish moss here. Luckily that didn't take but the wisteria and English ivy certainly did. The oriental bittersweet just showed up one day--somebody somewhere must have bought a wreath and a bird must have eaten a berry. Then, of course, there is the neighbor who brought back this beautiful vine with lovely smelling purple flowers from vacation. Kudzu. Everywhere. They're all pretty in their way, but I don't buy vines of any kind and I remain mindful that even my mother refused to plant bamboo.
I live in West Texas hot dry rocky and windy!!! I have tried a lot of these plants and none have survived.
The background music in this video was invasive and made it difficult to hear. Too bad.
Zone 5 here. Fighting buckthorn, honeysuckle, and teasel. However they are easy compared to the ground elder/ashweed that I'm fighting. I finally got it completely out of one bed area after 3 years. Still have much more to go. If any piece of leaf or piece of root is in the ground it will grow. Think you have it all up cover the area with weedmat it grows right through it. Insane stuff.
Can confirm on Buckthorn. Zone 5 too. Stuff is terrible.
Zone 4 too. Teasel is supposed to be coming to Midwest soon - both species.
Do us a favor, lose the background "muzak". It's too loud and too annoying. It sounds like the crap you have to listen to when you are put on hold, it's painful.
Thanks for letting know! I agree. It sounded totally different on my computer but then when I watched it on TH-cam I was shocked at how loud it was!
May I add Bradford Pear. Here in the Mid-South, it has spread everywhere.
Bradford pear stink and as a fast grower they are a weak tree.
English ivy can be an uninvited guest, spread by birds, but of all the plants mentioned, wisteria is by far the worst. Uninvited wisteria has bought done a row of cedar trees and has done its best to take over my yard. Here in Maryland, it loves the climate and can grow yards every year. It is a nightmare.
Lilac is very invasive. I can’t get rid of it honestly. It’s rooting by itself and it’s like a spider going everywhere. It’s beautiful at first; but it’s not even blooming so long. One week, max two and it’s over. Will take it out from my garden.
It has to be pruned when dormant in the winter, otherwise you will cause it to send out new shoots constantly.
I cut down mine, they just bloom once then leaves everywhere. I hate them will dig up the roots in summer
I definitely think it depends on your environment. I was always told lilacs like to be left alone, they're hard to kill, but not here. Our dry summers will kill established lilacs without a drink once in a while. I have 3 established and wish they'd send suckers I could transplant. Have a lilac wall for privacy.
My hometown in northern CA has such a massive scotch broom problem that they have annual community events for removing it from roadsides and private property where the property owners have requested help.
Same here on Vancouver Island BC
your content was great but that music was too loud and not a good genre for your video.
My neighbor's wisteria is over 12' tall. Its vines grow into our trees, and come through the fence while pushing it over. We just keep trimming it back, but my fantasy is spraying it with Round Up.
There are all sorts of native alternatives to popular invasive plants. Eastern Wahoo is another burning bush alternative (in fact, both are from the Eunoymous (sp) family). Nurseries should be regulated more when it comes to the plants they sell. How great it would be if they'd self-regulate, but we know they won't. For instance, our wild redbuds here are slowly being pushed out by bradford pears.
Oh for cryin …same in my last place! I berated them for it-loudly lol it was a busy Saturday so everyone heard me! Apparently some of them listened to my ‘why you shouldn’t sell these’ dissertation and some took it to heart. Word spread and WERENT selling them-owner had to concede. 🤔😄🙏🏻❤️
Japanese barberry is another highly invasive and taking over forest area by me. I left one that popped up in my backyard since the birds loved it, but then I learned and it was nightmare to remove. Butterfly bush I tried growing but just never makes it to next season. Was told burning bush was beautiful shrub that we should plant and it’s law here that sign must be posted about its invasive nature so I passed. Button bush and New Jersey Tea were better native alternatives I planted. Along with non native dabbled willow and lilac.
Hi Terri! Yes, I hear Japanese Barberry are very invasive. I don't have any experience with them (luckily). The others I have all in my yard, but were planted before we bought the property. For me, the worst in the ivy. You were right to pass on the burning bush.
I moved to Indianapolis last year. My backyard had English ivy in the gardens around the house. Covering the chimney and trying to get into the house via the siding on the family room. I had it removed, but I still have to pull out new growth constantly. I planted forsythia, the moles, groundhogs or squirrels ate it.
It seems like a never ending battle!
Hmmm... suppose I should go pull up the one random shoot of ivy that has started in my back yard. Probably came from somewhere in the neighborhood; it's popular as a ground cover here in West Michigan.
Bamboo comes in two growing styles. There is “running” bamboo that is invasive but the “clumping” bamboo is relatively safe.
Why the music? It's too loud and distracting.
In my small town where I live in Oklahoma my neighborhood doesn’t so much struggle with people planting invasive species so much as tree saplings! Elm trees and maple tree saplings sprout up everywhere in my backyard and flower pots in the front yard! Lots of time spent weeding them out! I enjoyed the video!
3 words.
Bradford.
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PEARS.
Nasty, migraine fish/tree Franken plant. Lmfao
I'm from ok too and that's the one I wanna take a flamethrower to every spring lol
@@user-qz3kh4bq7y lol 😉
Here is NE PA, there isn't much the deer won't eat, but one is barberry. They grow anywhere, including the shade. Barberry has been linked to Lyme disease. In some areas, like mine, there may be a 90% increase in Lyme-disease-carrying ticks when compared to areas with native shrubs. I see many youtube gardeners adding these to their favorites list... ugh...
Yes, I am going to talk about that in my next video. Scientists believe that the increase in Lyme is directly linked to the Barberry.
The birds loved the barberry bushes we inherited in PA, but they are extremely painful to prune. Terrible landscaping plant.
We bought a property and when we finally moved in there was Ivy all the way up a 35 ft Cedar Tree. The thickness of the vine was bigger than my upper arm. I was not able to get to the top but I pulled as hard as I could and tore it off the tree from below and the rest of it dies off. It took a couple of days to get it dug up. The Queen Mother, when she invited people to Balmoral, expected them to help tearing the Ivy off the building.
Living in Northern California , We call Scotch Broom Tick Bushes ! Ride your horse thru fast , still covered in ticks . Especially the lead horse and lighter colored . Then hose them down , and neem spray . And jump in the shower !
I own a pair of clippers. If anything gets out of control, I can look after this.
Primrose. I planted some last year and realized after a couple of months how invasive it was. I removed the plants. This Spring it has been sprouting everywhere, I keep pulling/digging them out. The roots run deep and spread and from every little piece left in the ground, new plants keep on popping up. Don't plant it even if it comes from a nursery. I bought the plants at HomeDepot and there was no warning in the plant info.
That's interesting; I could never get them to grow! They would just croak on me.
@@goblinb primrose is a wet loving, acidic loving plant. If you have amazing soil you will have this problem. It grows really well in zone 8 but it’s still considered a colder plant so it depends. Primrose for me is great because I also have shitty soil and it’s the only one who does decent.
@@yadiaag7771 I was growing it in sandy soil and hot, droughty Midwestern summers. I don't think they liked that.
It is helpful to start with a caveat - "In my region - these plants should be avoided" because what isn't appropriate for your region may be native in another.
In our yard, Rose of Sharon we inherited from the previous owner is invasive- sending up new seedlings everywhere. Barberry as well. We are in Zone 6+ to 7.
Yes, we have quite a few Rose of Sharon in our yard and I believe they all originated from my neighbors.
I absolutely hate rose of Sharon if it's self seeding. It's the worst!
Try cutting back hard and removing all flowers/seed pods in the fall, once it's stopped flowering. I did that and have had a total of one seedling show up where I used to have hundreds.
I have a double-flowered one that’s sterile. Yay
Bamboo is indeed very invasive. My husband planted it and it is taking over! I’ve resorted to chemicals but will be fighting for some years to come.
I would use a lilac instead of wisteria and get a beautiful clematis if I wanted a climber. I have many clematis in my yard and they are definitely not of the invasive variety.
One large flower white species I think is C. Florida seed itself in zone 4 along with several bush species too.
Steer clear of the Clematis variety with small white flowers that are supposed to be fragrant. They are horribly invasive with runners underground that go Everywhere.
Regarding wisteria - I have heard Chinese wisteria is the invasive one and has to be avoided but the Japanese wisteria is fine and does not take over like the Chinese ones.
I hope that is the case. I love it!
Thanks for watching!
I had the standard purple wisteria planted very close to my garage. The roots uprooted the driveway, we will definitely need to fix that someday. We sadly took out the vine, it sent babies out by the hundreds at least 50’ away from the original vine.
In my country my ancestors never planted wisteria saying they suck nutrients from other plants. Not sure how much of that is true. But I love wisteria and plan to have it in my dream garden
Weed or flower subjective, dangerous invader or thriving plant subjective, medicines or poison just a matter of dose
Mexican Evening Primrose is a major garden thug! One six pack has now invaded the garden of at least 8 of my neighbors. Also it sprouted and grew in the pipes of my bathroom and caused thousands of dollars of damage!!!
That is terrible. I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that your insurance will cover it.
Insurance refused to pay. I see people with Mexican Evening Primrose in their carts I tell them to put it back. It’s also one of those rare plants that can’t be killed with any chemical. To me it’s the little house of horror plant.
Someone in this thread mentioned Privet--this plant is horrible! My neighbor had it growing on his side of the fence, and until he removed it, I had Privet starters popping up everywhere in my yard--very invasive in California.
Birds love this hedge in the UK.
Absolutely amazing to me that Scott broom is sold at nursery’s at all. I’m on the west coast and horrified.
Yes! I just saw it at the store on Monday when I was shopping.
@@danskdna8550 absolutely horrible and I don’t get why any gardener would plant it, looks or habit etc. out here we only remove it right after bloom so you don’t seed it. A flurry of trying to get rid of it in a small portion of the year. 😭😭
I totally agree about the Wisteria, which my sister planted near the house without even knowing what she planted. It is so invasive that soon it was impossible to stop it. It spreads around both through the air with branches and with roots through the ground. I had to dig it out of the ground and transplant it 20 meters from the house. Greetings from Serbia.
Thanks so much for sharing!
I love wisteria, but I didn't know it was invasive! Wow--guess I'll settle for the silk version!
Yes -- bamboo can be a real pain to get rid of once established--if planted near a home, the roots can penetrate underneath the foundation and wreak havoc. Keep it in a pot!
Wisteria is fine in many places. Just Google it for your state. Some type of bamboo that grows near me is the worst. Ppl dig it out and lay down garbage bags, tarps, etc to smother it. It comes back anyway.
bamboo rhizomes dont grow very deep. and you can easily contain it with a proper root barrier but most people are too stupid, cheap, and lazy to put a barrier in.
if it goes under foundation then the foundation wasn't very deep. if it "wreaks havoc" because someone didn't use a proper root barrier they deserve it.
also clumping bamboo roots are different from running bamboo and are non-invasive.
Wisteria grows on trees beside roads in the south. Pretty but leave it be. It will take over.
You can keep wisteria, but with a few cautions. I’ve kept wisteria in planters for 30+ years in the south. Keep it in a pot, put that pot on concrete and trim back your long vines. Do not put this vines on a compost pile, they will root.
Plants that will drive you to sell your house in Arizona: trumpet vine, Vinca. Mexican thread grass. Chinese umbrella tree.
In Arizona invasives will go everywhere you water. Trumpet vine will encircle your house and come up everywhere in every garden space.
(Ants and deer ate my butterfly bush 😅)
Creeping Charlie ground cover in the mint family is a nightmare. It will grow into your grass and is hard to remove. Keep it in a contained area.
I agree, it’s a nightmare.
It's worth noting that every species of bamboo has a certain radius it will grow out to, so even some non-clumping species can be fine to grow depending on where you put it
Yes it needs a certain amount of space to grow fully, especially if placed close to walls or fences.
Simple solution, if a plant is considered invasive, keep it in a tub or other type of container. All mint types can be a thug in a garden, but keep mint in a pot or large tub, it is fine. The important things to consider when planting are, if you have children are your plants safe for them, keep edible areas and non edible areas separate so young children know that not everything in a garden can be eaten , explain the difference to children, and if you have dogs or cats, are your plants animal friendly.
If the plant seeds and spreads - like burning bush then keeping it in a pot isn't a solution
@@thelavens8330this is very true. Animals can spread the seeds too, and you have no control over where. Could be in your neighbor’s yard or a mile away. Just because we can’t see it spreading doesn’t mean it isn’t.
Exactly!
I lived in Maryland for many years and had burning bush, butterfly bushes and trumpet bush which you didnt mention but it was shooting out spouts everywhere. I now live in Tennessee and have honeysuckle.i have always loved it and did not realize that it was invasive. I cut it back every year but the smell is incredible! Thank you for all of the information you shared.
Thanks so much for commenting and for watching!
I think American Wisteria is an absolute great choice instead of the Chinese variety….especially if you know that the vine is located in your area in the wild. The flowers are not as showy but still beautiful.
Everything from China is invasive!…
If God make a prettier, better smelling plant then wisteria...he kept it for himself!
I’m in the PNW and Scotch Broom is a big problem here.
You can girdle that ivy by just cutting the vines at the base of the tree. Won’t kill it, but that should stop it from propagating I’m told! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks so much for watching and for the lovely comment!
The worst plant I encountered was Russian Vine (also known as Mile a Minute) which is invasive grows very fast and is hard to kill off. Laburnum trees are also to be avoided. They produce thousands of poisonous seeds that drop to the ground and may be attractive to children who might swallow them. With other plants it might depend on what type you buy. Buddleia I have in a container pot and it's not caused any problems. Bamboo I grew and it was slow growing and not invasive but it died in a very hot dry Summer. I have ivy on a bare fence. I once had to remove ivy to replace a fence and it was not difficult to remove. Maple and Lilac from neighbours gardens had roots that invaded my garden. The Maple roots in particular were very thick and disturbed my edging stones and also invaded the lawn as a trip hazard.
There are different types of bamboo - some invasive, some not. Ask a the nursery. Arborvitae are way over-planted.
West of Scotland here, Rhododendron, not native but has been here many years. It loves our climate , spreads steadily, grows so dense that nothing else grows on that area of land. If you cut it back you can see that there are no plants at all underneath, not even other weeds. Maybe I should plant it where the horsetail and ground elder are currently sharing the soil, and see what wins !!!
Sumak spreads like crazy and it is so difficult to remove. If you cut down one shoot, it sprouts multiple shoots in response.
That is tree of (hell) heaven - ailanthus. Sumac/rhus is an aggressive native.
@@pattic.9376 I call it the tree of hell too 😂 & I LOATHE it with a passion!!!
Spray it with triclopyr like in Fertilome but it must sit on the leaf at Least 2 days for it to reach the root. Check for new growth every day. It will take a while but in the end you should kill it off. It’s a nightmare.
I live in 8b, SW Washington. Creeping Jenny used to an annual here but gradually became a Hardy perennial sometimes surviving though winter. It took over my garden area from little plants I planted on the end of my raised vegetable beds. Beautiful and works in fish tanks so I now keep it in pots at our new house. Not as bad as mint or lemon balm.
Vinca is another one that nurseries sell her that can be invasive.
invasive or not often depends on the USDA hardiness zone. Many of these are problems for my zone 5.
Very true!
I too planted the “burning bush “ my neighbor, who is president of the local garden club informed of this invasive nature. I dug out a 4-5 foot plant. Add, Japanese Barbary plant! They are everywhere in my woods! I burned and dug out three of them in my side wooded area in my sideyard. They are wicked to dig up!
You neglected to say that Wisteria, English Ivy and any invasive climber can strangle, suffocate and KILL trees--it's horrifying, I saw some sort of invasive climber that had killed HUNDREDS OF MILES of trees on a train ride upstate NY. I worked somewhere that had a wisteria that was so established, its base was the width of a tree itself. The branches were twisted and woody-- choking any tree it climbed up on, beautiful established trees. DON'T DO IT
I would also add mint, which tends to run under the soil
This is very interesting about invasive plants because one plant that is the worse and pops up all over my garden in Vermont zone 5a is spider wort I did buy and plant it 20 years ago not knowing its habit and still trying to get it out of my garden
Me too :-(
1. English Ivy; 2. Purple Loosestrife; 3. Burning Bush; 4. Butterfly Bush; 5. Wisteria; 6. Scotch Broom; 7. Bamboo;
I didn't have trouble with wisteria in S.Cal--it's a strong. fast-growing vine that needs rigorous pruning & a sturdy structure. And it is gorgeous. Broom is slowly invasive, at least in the pacific NW. I agree that ivy is horrible. Keep it in a pot indoors! there are many kinds of bamboo, some not invasive, nandina is a substitute. You keep saying that such-&-such is invasive but you aren't experiencing it in your yard but maybe your neighbors are---so how is that invasive? I think what you are pointing out is that poor maintenance & management can make many plants invasive, & it's so true that we all fall down on that occasionally.
You want REALLY invasive & impossible to get rid of? Japanese knotweed. Previous owners planted it (I guess). I have cut it down, poured Roundup into the hollow stems, dug up the ground, made burn piles over it. I don't think I've tried Crossbow---I hate using poison but there is sometimes no alternative. This plant sends out runners into the lawn AND the forested areas. I've decided to live with it, as it's attractive, but it gets VERY strict discipline!
Also St. John's wort---so ugly, hard to get rid of, spreads everywhere. I am currently at war with it, digging it up soon.Mint can also be invasive but it smells great & can be killed if it oversteps its bounds.
Trumpet vine in texas 🤬. I'd rather deal with poison ivy, at least it dies!
You can grow it like a tree if you prune it properly which solves the vining problem.
@@Chevymonster203 I'm assuming you are meaning the wisteria--I've seen it in tree form & it is gorgeous. But it looks like it would take a LOT of maintenance!
I have nothing but good memories of wisteria. Our house in the Bay Area came with three mature wisterias that didn't go where they didn't belong. However, they were right under a live oak tree, which they climbed way up into. It was so cool to have the only oak tree with flowers!
I planted one in my brother’s backyard because I thought it was pretty but didn’t know it was invasive.
By the way it growing up your oak tree is why it is invasive… it chokes out the tree. The roots will damage underground pipes.
I didn’t know any of that and thought it would look pretty in his backyard…plus they only bloom here in the spring…..regret regret and more regret! Now my brother doesn’t trust me to plant anything in his yard 😢
PNW zone 8b
@@tinaknutsen Both the wisteria and the gigantic oak tree were fine and healthy for 30 years. The wisterias were in the middle of the yard and I don't think there were any problems. Don't know if the current owners did anything about the wisteria plants, though.
There are different Wysterias, they have different growth patterns and tolerances.
Very informative video and an important topic. I really like the alternatives you suggested. Thank you! Next time, you might consider lowering the volume of the music significantly.
Oriental Bittersweet! It was planted in my neighborhood +/- 40 years ago for the attractive orange berries used in fall decor. It’s a nightmare that we’ve all been fighting ever since!
I totally agree about the BEAUTIFUL wisteria!! I Love it❤ but l KNOW it’s roots can be VERY invasive and damaging 😔 it’s a dilemma 🤔🤔🤔
Plant in a big pot, with bricks underneath, and train to a small tree shape.
In South Australia, Broom is a invasive problem. As a Maintenance Gardner, I hate it when customers have ivy in their gardens - so invasive.
Thanks for so many alternatives to the invasive plants! I'm looking forward to future videos!
The ornamental pear that was so popular 15-20 yrs ago ….. I cringe when I see an out of control area of this extremely invasive species. And regret planting them myself.
An absolutely fantastic video - the music was possibly a little low. I heard a voice, which I don't think was meant to be.
Where I live, lilacs are also very invasive. They can take over areas very quickly.
Climbing hydrangeas are also damaging to buildings
Yes, I think anything that is attached to a structure can case damage.
There are clumping bamboo that don’t spread very fast. I’ve had mine for 20 years and it’s in the same area. Now I need to thin it out.
I have read about that. Does it have the same aesthetic appeal?
@@uptosomething6271 Exact same aesthetic. No issues.
One really invasive plant that I’m having a lot of trouble with is Houttuynia cordata ‘Chameleon’ this cultivar does spread some but when the plant reverts back to the green leaved parent plant it really gets obnoxious.
It took twenty years to finally rid my garden of that stinking pest. I had to tarp over my lansdscape to finally smother it off. The nightmare started with a single plant and it took over everything. It should be illegal to sell.
I actually bought this plant! Now it has spread all over!! YIKES
@@MsScarlet1957 Good luck. I will light a candle for you. BTW: If you leave even one tiny segment of this devil in the ground, a new plant will grow from that. It can reproduce by underground tentacles, leaf segments, seeds, and stems. The underground tentacles can be as deep as two feet. Digging it up may only cause more of these demons to pop up. You must burn every part of the plant and also throw away the soil it was growing in. I smothered mine. I tarped my entire landscape with heavy duty tarp and left it on for three years. So far the devil is gone. It's been two years since I removed the tarp.
Privet hedges. I trimmed mine into topiaries, butbi have to stay on top of it!!
Yes! I am going to talk about privet in my next video. I love it and the smell always reminds me of summer!
Privet is a huge problem in western Pennsylvania. Birds eat the berries and poop out the seeds in parks and forest preserves, where it out-competes native plants. There are some newer cultivars of privet which are sterile. If you want to plant privet, look for one of these non-flowering cultivars such as golden ticket or sunshine.
Hmmm, I bought a burning bush 15 years ago and it’s not invasive at all. Now the milkweed and Virginia creeper are another story! Iowa.
That's great! Maybe yours is sterile or it just isn't invasive in your area. Sorry about the others. I guess we all have something.
I am not arguing that they are invasive, but I have two burning bushes, planted by my mom years ago, and zero spread. We have 80 acres, and I have actively looked for another on the property and haven’t seen a single one. 🤷♀️ Are there sterile varieties maybe? I just planted some Sister Redhead Scotch Broom from Proven Winners. It isn’t restricted in my area, but I will keep an eye on it.
I have a dwarf one I planted maybe 16 years ago and no spread. Im zone 5 but I know in Pennsylvania its supposedly really bad there.
Yes, there is a sterile variety that does not produce seeds. That must be yours!
Mind you that there is a distinction between running and clumping bamboo. The first is the invasive one, the second only stays in clumps and in one area. And if you live in Florida there are native species of clumping bamboo that can be an alternative without issues.
Yes, very true!
Very good video!!! Cotoneaster is a huge problem on the Oregon coast where I live.
Thanks so much! I will have to look Cotoneaster up!
I think dangerous is a bit of an over exaggeration. I would consider plants that could inflict harm on someone to be dangerous. Something poisonous, caustic or very sharp. Fargesia bamboo is not invasive. I've had mine 15 years and it's stayed as a clump. I would avoid things like black bamboo though which always seem to be labelled as a clumping type when it does run. I agree about the music. Other plants I would consider invasive Rhododendron ponticum, Spanish bluebells, Japanese Knotweed,
It was interesting to hear about these problem plants and especially nice that you gave alternative plants for them! Just subscribed!
Old-style Privet hedge escaped into the woods near my home decades ago, and it's taken over. Trying to eradicate it would be a massive job. Each privet bush would have to be cut and treated with herbicide, and any part that wasn't completely killed would come back as a new one. It would take years of vigilant treatment.
Surely,nurseries should not be sellling such plants