Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. I planted peppermint and spearmint in a raised border bed on a rocky slope. I finally got talked into more expensive bird seed. Common Name: Catmint, Catnip. It gives "bad" animals a place to hide. 'Walker's Low' has aromatic, gray-green to . I love your grandma's saying and the story of your Virginia creeper. learned there are multiple names for the same darn plant. First it depends on where you live and your garden knowledge. Bought a gooseneck a few wks ago, sounded pretty & different, then Googled it----it's still in the container! This lovely cultivar, dubbed after the garden in Ireland where it originated, bears upright plumes of lavender-blue flowers nearly a foot long. In upstate NY, we call them orange "ditch lilies" because you find them along the roadside everywhere. I was thinking they would be so pretty, but also wasn't aware they are TOXIC to pets. It has slightly aromatic gray-green foliage with a delicate, lacy appearance. I'm not opposed to the hollyhocks, just that they cover everything with their huge leaves the first year b/4 they bloom the second year. to support the Morning Glory that I didn't plant. That's what I do to my. You're right. It is impossible to get rid of. . Roses, Irises, raspberries, Dahlias, rhubarb, day lilies and few other flowers are not something you can regret at all. I spent 4 days digging up the plants and as much root as I could get to (a bit of rain two nights helped!) Even my next door neighbor has pretty flowers and helps me to take care of mine too. If you're in zone 2 or 3, I have another post about what will grow here that's really nice. Dandelions don't do that because lawns are worthless without them and other flowers mixed in. For PC's, go to "images.google.com. I have Hollyhocks that have taken over a new perennial bed that I've spent more $ then I care to think about on. For instance, I planted soapwart for a few years ago and it has scattered on the wind. However, it will spread to your lawn and is very difficult to get out. It also looks gorgeous when intermingled with its purple-hued counterparts. They only bloom in the cooler weather, when it gets warmer in summer, they stop blooming but their stems & leaves remain. I have a tiny yard in Maryland (10 x 10 yards). You're right, I can't grow it in zone 3. Maybe try giving the Chinese lanterns excessive amounts of water? They look beautiful! Yes, I really should have specified zones. But, a plant like ox-eye daisy can overrun an area. don't want a lot of bees. If you join the. And so on. In year two, the plant maintains its compact mounding habit but . I'll have to check yours out as well! This cultivar was developed in England and is named for a garden there, not for the plant's size. 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. English Ivy is considered a noxious weed here in the Pacific Northwest. :). as a companion plant to deter bugswell let me tell ya, THAT 1 spearmint plant has taken over the entire bed almost! That sounds terrible! Thank you for your kind words! here is an annual there. Dead head old flowers and you get beautiful roses from June until they are covered in snow. The "wild" type of daylily, the Orange one, is invasive and will take over the hybrid ones until they are all Orange. Seed StartingThe Best Grow Lights for Seedlings (From Budget to Bougie), Shifting Roots Essential Gardening Supplies, The Best Grow Lights for Seedlings (From Budget to Bougie), 2023 Shifting Roots. They are beautiful and I always get the "WOW" factor when people come over. I have mint (in containers only. This had me giggling! Just wanted to add Violets to the list :). I moved. I have over a hundred of them!. The plants can grow their roots down, do not need any extra watering or feeding, but they cannot spread out. Only the virginia creeper ever got out of hand, and that wasn't until a well-meaning neighbour mowed the blackberry patch it was competing with. Mulch will help retain moisture and keep down weeds. May be a noxious weed or invasive. 5 But it poses no danger in colder climates north of zone 9, where it is often used in hanging baskets. I live in a 7B-8A climate so pretty perfect if they were going to easily propigate. lol I guess it just depends on where you live! Oh, and the butterflies that feed on my morning glories that climb my chicken pen are such a pleasure to watch. My raspberries struggle and haven't even seen one berry this year. I would be very interested in your long lasting varieties. Mom told me not to take some from her garden because they spread everywhere. You still need to deadhead to prevent reseeding. Dense and colorful flowers cover this catmint from early summer until fall. But mind you never cut off any sucker from a root. They all grow in gravel areas that have no irrigation. Oh, my aching back! I think you are confusing perennial with low maintenance That purple Bellflower is the worst- roots like baby parsnips and any root material regrows . And marigolds. I think it would be a wonderful idea if you would start a garden blog yourself. 'Cat's Meow Buy now from Proven Winners I live in zone 9-10 and I warn people about Mexican evening primrose. It doesn't matter what some random-person-on-the-internet says. "a weed is a plant in the wrong place". I have dug, sprayed, pulled adn never let it go to seed but it is still here! It won't die the roots are so hard to pull up. In Texas we can solarize, dont know where you are, so dont know if that would work. One is "Primrose". I just yank them. The problem is I have it everywhere and how can I keep water at boiling temperature? They were the start of a butterfly garden and bird haven. You might want to research that. Obviously, the herb may attract cats to your garden, but the flowers also attract honeybees. Good to know! 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. 3 lots. I'm pretty sure I didn't plant anything from your list! I live in Frostproof Florida. But in all seriousness, it's not much more than a week. So, if we can't overcome them, then let us welcome them help us fund the needy community members. It's invasive and rarely stays where you want it to be. You nailed it! It's a super-fast spreader and very difficult to get rid of. 7b 8a here. It is one of the easiest plants to divide, and doing so every 3 or 4 years will help to keep it vigorous. I grew a pear As always, thanks for supporting Shifting Roots! Just sweep once in a while. Thank you for mentioning it! I am aware of mint so I just got some chocolate mint and put it in a planter. But the birds eat the berries that come from the "hood" in late summer and have dropped them in places I don't care for them to be. And no one has brought up planting bamboo without rubber containment yet. I have found the only way is to actually dig them up and sift thru all of the dirt to get every little root and even then I still have to dig some up the next year. Unfreakingbelievable!!! If you're really worried, take it out this spring and move it to a pot. Every single year we've continued to do this. All I can say is you are my people. JUST HORRIBLE. You wouldn't think something that starts out so pretty could take down a 200 year old tree, but it can, and it does. I have been fighting it for many years now. I'm so ok with everything happening in my She planted 10 shoots. I have spent 3 years trying to get it out of my hosta bed. Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) is a hybrid of two species of mint: water mint (Mentha aquatica) and field mint (Mentha arvensis). Apparently the only thing that kills them is drowning in water, so mine are no more. However almost nobody sells it, unless you buy it or trade for it at a gardening club. You just cant get up that high What you are left with is dead ivy all the way up into the tree tops. Some plants may go into a summer lull after the first flush of blooms has faded. Maybe it would be helpful to put some mulch underneath the spot? Any new gardener that plants any of these plants will soon hate gardening. It has made a nice canopy over the decades if a runner tries to strike out across the lawn ( rare) I lift it up and secure it to the trellis. 2. I didn't plant it but somehow it has taken up residence in my flower beds. It would have saved me countless hours digging and pulling and even a terrible rash from the Japanese Anemone. When they become overbearing, I don't let the berries ripen and I will pull a few out to make more room for my hostas that I defend from the deer with Liquid Fence. I inherited an old garden in Salt Lake City years ago that was overrun with them. Thin roots that easily break and will regrow plant if not pulled up completely. No maintence. The reality is that too many people are focused on the beauty of the plant and not how it cooperates in its setting. My mint is excessive, but I drink lemon mint water daily in summer. This compact version of Walkers Low is covered from May to September with bright lavender flowers, held in dense clusters above attractive mounds of blue-green foliage. Offering a change of pace from the typical blue and lavender tones, this cultivar is blanketed by delicately scented snow white flowers from late spring to early fall. It grows to a height of three feet and bears few white blooms. My sweet little primrose took one whiff of Texas in the summer and turned to dust. When I wrote this post I had the inexperienced gardener who wouldn't be as likely to keep up with their weeding and garden maintenance in mind. Besides bindweed, I have a problem with the neighbors five cats using my garden as their bathroom. If you love something on this list, you should still plant it. Oh my, I moved from that century home last November and have a DO NOT BUY LIST for my new home which includes almost all the plants, with the exception of daylilies, on your list! several years ago, as a Penn State Extension study found it to be one of the top pollinator plants in their common gardens.Out of the 86 native plant species and cultivars tested, clustered mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) ranked number one for the diversity of pollinators that visited.I had to try it out for myself, and it hasn't . The ivy literally chokes the life right out of them. Well, then we got combustion mowers and chemical companies pushing sprays. Now that i own the property, i can't get rid of it. Princess lillies. There are many other plants you can plant that are equally as good for pollinators. I've been pulling them up for 5 years. I'm sorry your growing conditions are so tough! Soil not great. I bought a non-invasive wisteria. I planted it and soon realized how 'happy' aka invasive it is! My other neighbor has a walnut tree and i now have walnut seedlings popping up everywhere. I got an "Explorer Series" rose hybrid last year from Canadian Tire -- the "John Cabot" rose. Takes TWO years of intentional poisoning to get rid oftriple check. Anything with creeping in its name is a hint that you may have it forever (or the person who buys your house after you), I think I want a clover lawn. I never regretted planting any of these plants. Spiderwort is the worst for me also! Why do you bother having a garden? While I loved many of those plants, after a while they took over and I eventually got rid of most of them. From what I have seen in my neighborhood (I live in a tall pine forest in the sierra nevadas of northern california) grass doesnt do well at all, mosses do do pretty well though.and those ferns talked about. In the right application they can be lovely (such as naturalizing an area that you may not have time to maintain and don't want to mow) Many of them used in conjunction with each other provide nice textural contrasts as well as beautiful flowers and can keep each other in bounds. Sep 01 2021. Do not plant English Ivy. If you still have Japanese lantern, send some my way. I bought my first home and planted my first garden this summer. I prefer flowers and gardens to lawns , which are expensive, heavily water dependent and don't give much back to nature. We tried to get rid of virginia creeper and after digging about 10 feet down and still finding viable roots we did resort to round up and it took 2 years of roundup usage to finally destroy them. It is widely cultivated around the world for both its foliage and blue flowers. These "Perennials" found new homes and we will be celebrating our Canada Day 150th Birthday! Hi Kristen! I also can't make daisies grow. I found that out just recently. I have a love/hate for 4oclocks. I can easily dig up a clump of iris to fill in a bare patch for next year - I dont have to dig a huge hole in the clay soil - just partially cover the tubers and theyre good to go. Still coming. I try to grow them along the northern side of the house but it takes so much effort to amend the soil that I only have one. TESTIMONY: I planted spearmint in my vegetable/flower bed last year (1st time in new home!) Same with Obedience plant and Bouncing Betty grrrrr Unlike its close relative catnip (both are members of the mint family), catmint is better behaved and much showier. While the fruit is delicious, be prepared for your canes to spring up in unexpected places. I know from experience! Now I have Chameleon (Lizard Tail) EVERYWHERE and cannot get rid of it. I personally like having a Rhubarb plant, but any more than one is excessive. was very well behaved in my garden bed for about 5 years, then it became possessed and raced around my walls into other beds. Lucky for you that you can mow them. I make a point of examining my garden every few days in the spring to dig it up when its ugly leaves poke thru the earth. Any advice on clematis, versus hollyhock versus morning gloy against a retaining wall? I want invasive plants in part of this, to replace weeds where I don't want grass. Aquilegia (colombine) With variations in both flower and foliage color, height, bloom time and growing conditions, these multipurpose plants can be used in almost any area of the garden. I enjoyed your post. You can even dig that pot into the ground if you'd really like to keep it in the one area. 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. Most of Saskatchewan is zone 3A or 3B. Too late. For something to take over in only one year is really terrible!! We love them. 17 yr old boys digging plus a backhoe when we dug the septic mostly got the last of it. Put pure concentrated Roundup, heavy plastic then mulch and it still came through all of it and spreads to actual grass. That is a LOOOOONG story!! My neighbor planted some kind of beach grass in her back yard. We came home and built a mesh trellis that went up to roof of our house and I bought Virginia Creeper. This post made me nervous - we bought a house where the lady had already done tonnnnnnns of landscaping and I don't know what anything is. Should the bottom be cut out to allow for drainage and to allow for root developement? You cant pull it up, its too deep. The perennial "Canada" thistle, though, is another matter. I've read that is the Japanese or Chinese wisteria that is the invasive, but American wisteria is not. Thank you for your kind and informative comment. Can I cut back the leave to give my new perennials a chance to get started and then move the hollyhocks next spring to a new bed? The large invasive plant known as real catmint is described above. is being taken over with Scotch Broom - which is on the list - yet nurseries keep selling it. In Wisconsin, the orange are called ditch lillies because they are usually found growing wild along road sides. Catmint blooms throughout summer and fall. This beautiful herb is so aggressive it will grow in gravel. I love attracting butterflies, birdsespecially hummingbirds and have read many of these perennials attract all. Worst part about ivy is that it hibernates any stray poison ivy so getting it under control is a nightmare. Please do not plant Scotch Broom! Please include morning glories. The anemone in the picture is Japanese anemone, often sold as a hybrid ("Honorine Jobert"). My concern about the advice here is that many people will be discouraged to try incorporating stunning perennials that may or may not be invasive in their soil/climate. But, diversity is important. It was slow to cover but 2 nd year we sprayed the Tunnel it was forming with water on hot days..no air conditioning needed. Rudbeckia, Siberian Iris & Cranesbill Geraniums are what I'd add to the growing list. Good to know about the clover-as-lawn option. All Dead Flower heads are tossed right away in the green recycling barrel. The very basic white and yellow ones are the "problem" and in some people's growing conditions they aren't a problem at all. I've lost track of how many plants I've accidentally scorched cause the tag says full sun, but the poor plant can't handle it here. I have bookmarked your website, and will acquire additional plants for our garden with great care. If you could train a groundhogs to eat what you don't want, now that I'm all for! Save yourself the headache and plant the annual version from seed instead. Best thing to control chives, in addition to container planting, remove ALL the pretty purple flowers before they go to seed. The rest we started by cutting the ivy at the ground, then removing the Ivy trunks about 4 feet up the tree. Mine is like a tree now. 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! I picked a piece of it off and placed it in the back of my side garden where maybe the shade will hold it back a little. Zone 7b. I'm so glad you found this post useful. Thank you for your bravery in standing up. It's poisonous to birds and yet garden centers sell it anyway. I have a bricked patio and they're creeping up all over the place in between the bricks. It is a green as can be with a foot of snow under the leaves. Cut back aggressively in June and DO NOT plant anywhere outside of a container. Nandina. You can always just embrace the overgrowth. It cost a little bit more but there is no waste and the squirrels and mice and rats are not as attracted. Haha Ive tried to grow nearly everything on your list and most have died. We do not want this evil plant to spread along creeks and rivers, it will be Pampas grass all over again! Ive been gardening for 15yrs. You totally forgot the # 1 worst plant, chameleon plant. So how do we get rid of the bellflower and goutweed? Flocks have taken over my beds. And they are lovely and smell great! It also attracts large black stinging wasps or hornets.creepy bugs. They can also do searches for plants that do well in their zone and their soil conditions, as well as light requirements. I think it must depend on your individual garden plots and what you think are bad qualities in a plant. Expert Response. No weed I live in Colorado Springs, CO where growing things can be crazy, you don't know what will come back once planted. all three of them are terribly invasive and hard as all get out to get rid of though. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Catmint is native to Iran. Photo by Proven Winners. Disclaimer #3: This post contains affiliate links. The entire 3 months of summery weather. I'll have to check it out! I actually don't have all of these in my yard, just a lot of ferns and bellflower (which I'd be super happy to share!!). Plant your six hills catmint in the spring through early fall. You might as well plant kudsu (mile-a-minute) Is. Plus constant mowing to drain the energy from the rhizomes. Literally every plant on this list is adored by native pollinators ? Remember it's about enjoying our time with the peace you get from diging in the dirt and smelling the flowers and if we're really quiet we can watch the birds play! People who are hating on this list, please keep in mind Kristens zone(and no doubt space) most likely has a lot to do with her choices. A true Nightmare! Gardeners should keep in mind that one gardener's regret can be another's delight. I know I cant dig that much that fast and my landscaper refuses to do it. Provide ample space between plants, since many tend to grow wider than tall. I live in Ontario in zone 5b. Mowers and rocks do not mix well, and trying to mow a rocky area is dangerous. 1. As for lily of the valley, they will destroy your asphalt driveways and kill off other plants if you let them do their thing. I love having fresh mint, so that was my easy solution! Find a Garden Center that carries Proven Winners plants & products. Last part of it is wrapped around my Bougainvillea. Zones. If you want to plant something in that same area, you'll have to pull the plants for years. Thanks for warning others about the dangers of planting without research! I'm really surprised violets didn't make the list. English Ivy. Haha my mother in law's garden is about 2/3 ferns, irises, day lilies, raspberries, Lily of the valley, and anemones, with a small patch of California poppy and the odd volunteer lettuce. Shes telling us what she doesnt like. An alternative would be catmint- I use the variety 'Walkers Low'. This is click-worthy, but a negative message overall. Although not known to be invasive, some catmints can self seed in the garden space. They last a little longer, I was being a little bit tongue in cheek with this post. Sometimes you can just scrape by if you mulch well enough, and often those who live in the southern-most areas of the province have greater success. I am in zone 5 so I can't directly comment on colder zones. I am lucky enough to have an area behind our house, well away from us where I let comfrey (I could open a soap factory! I don't know what zone I'm in, but I'm near the Capitol of NC. Im In Zone 3 Alberta and trying to plant a really steep hill. The beetles destroyed the tansy and yarrow and left all my veggies alone. I'm in zone 4, so growing season is short; I assume that's part of it, but it is odd how plants perform in different neighborhoods even. Proper siting is key. In my zone 8, the host plants die but they are prolific re-seeders and will pop up anywhere. I planted a Kimberly Queen fern in a flower bed and it has been quite a chore digging it up. I was considering it, but now Ill stay away from it). So many times she agrees to plant what you love. My Lemon Mint has not really taken off like this article said it does. I'm from Mxico. They are my favorites. If I can grow it in my cold, zone 3 climate and short growing season--around 100 days give or take you probably can too. I agree with Cindy and Debbie. I live in Nebraska (zone 5). I have had a problem with arium itallicum. Kind of, I live in Saskatchewan, the world's bread basket, or so we're told, lol. I was thinking about ferns and now Im rethinking it. We really need to work to keep the bee population, and plant native. 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. I try to cut off the flowers to prevent seeding but it has deep underground roots and is trying to take over my vegetable garden. There are probably others, but those two top my most hated list. EVERYWHERE! I heard for bamboo using a buried container. As you mention in this interesting article, one of the facts that you point out, is the fast and tenasious widespreading of some of this plants. I live in Crosslake MN. 'Cat's Pajamas Buy now from Proven Winners A landscaper tried to get it out but couldnt. Unlike catnip, catmints include many species in the Nepeta genus. Your email address will not be published. Oh wow, that sounds horrible!! As stated, up to 80' up the trees, huge roots, difficult if not impossible to get rid of. Catmint will grow in just about any type of well-drained soil. It knows where to hide. I think it depends a great deal on where you live and what kind of soil, rainfall etc. One gardeners weed is another gardeners favourite flower. The only reason I ranked the thistle as worse is because it's even harder to remove the root system. I have had trouble with Morning glory and a trumpet vine, i had no idea these plants would come up everywhere. I was surprised to see ferns growing out of other pots so I would just yank them out. Kristen, thank you for the info about what not to plant. 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