is catmint invasive

Hello Kristen NEVER buy it. Maybe call your local University Extension, Master Gardener Office they will advise you. I live in zone 9-10 and I warn people about Mexican evening primrose. Enter at your own risk when planting these. Its billowing foliage is topped with spikes of flowers in early summer with repeat blooms throughout the season. I recently moved into a home with a large slightly sloped front yard that I don't want to mow. We can grow annuals like crazy? So, while pollinating the flowers of your catmint, bees could displace some seeds and spread them around your garden where they'll grow. It's weird, because it seems like any other kind of day lily doesn't seem to have a spreading problem. It has small flowers that don't do much and roots that travel underground. What do you think is the most inexpenive, fast growing/spreading plant? I have not found many of these difficult to control and love that they compete well with each other and provide a nice textural structure without a lot of messing around, allowing me to focus efforts on establishing the specimens such as a garnet laceleaf japanese maple (which by the way the lillies of the valley work wonderfully underneath). It is erosion prone and hard to mow, consequently the rest of the bed is filled with hardy plants like coneflower, coreopsis, sage, milkweed. Leave it alone for s minute and its from the devil. Nah, were having a good rapport with Jessica. It has beautiful foliage, pink and white with green stripes. Ignore the trolls Kristen, I enjoyed your blog and appreciate anyone trying to save me some work in my garden. tall, pinch them back to promote bushier growth. It also looks gorgeous when intermingled with its purple-hued counterparts. If you really enjoy gardening and don't mind moving and /or sharing plants, some of the ones on your list will make great additions in my opinion. Gonna try a knife and hope I don't hurt my 2 colors on one plant Bougainvillea. Use catmint in mixed containers like this Brooklyn Heights recipe that includes Cats Meow catmint, Angelface Blue Angelonia, and Snowstorm Giant Snowflake bacopa. If you love it you should plant it, and these plants have their place. I want to put in groundcover. I live in Colorado Springs, CO where growing things can be crazy, you don't know what will come back once planted. I absolutely did not plant it I happen to be one of those who like invaders. I live in Crosslake MN. Thank you for mentioning it! But mine are not as avaseive as some have claimed. An alternative would be catmint- I use the variety 'Walkers Low'. That is a long time to not maintain an area. While there is large-scale cultivation of catmints, in the U.S. they are primarily used in gardening rather than grown for essential oil or cat toys. You are right. It's a bee's paradise and I love the wildness of it. It's poisonous to birds and yet garden centers sell it anyway. I'd also like to mention Delphiniums. So how do we get rid of the bellflower and goutweed? In my experience in my garden, Ladys Mantel is awfully invasive and pops up all around my stone pathway. I didn't plant it but somehow it has taken up residence in my flower beds. I've tried a dozen times to transplant them 400 miles south to my garden and they seldom make it or at best last a couple of anemic years in my heavy clay. Also, if you have anything growing in driveway cracks or such, pour over them a very warm mixture of 10 parts water to 1 part bleach. My personal nightmare is Creeping Charlie. Which is why I have a greenhouse filled with Bouganvillea, hibiscus, petunias, fushia, canna lilies and geraniums, jasmin, amarillas, carnation, chrysanthemum, and about every plant that blooms and it is crazy flowers out there and it is almost dec. but why can't we grow outside like you? Same with Obedience plant and Bouncing Betty grrrrr . Some heavy shade. Now I cant get under there to pull it all out because my bushes are all leafed out and blooming. I dug out so much of it last year and it's all back. My regret is oregano. But in all seriousness, it's not much more than a week. Good to know! My garden has been on garden tours and I can't agree with you more about some of the plants on your list. As someone with a degree in plant and soil sciences and an agricultural extension employee I find this article troubling. However, it may help stimulate new flower development. I'm sorry your growing conditions are so tough! And its in my garden beds so it would have to all be killed in the spring, when its pouring outside. Lo and Ugh. They last a little longer, I was being a little bit tongue in cheek with this post. It's for people who want to get started in gardening but might not realize how much work actually goes into it or what plants might end up being invasive if they don't look after them every year. We are in SE Wisconsin. All I can say is you are my people. I didn't realize it was hardy when I emptied my herb container in the compost pile at the end of the season. It was pretty for a couple weeks. ie. I prefer things here that grow up and keep the ground clear. Lawns are one of the worst cultural mistakes. Perennial in USDA Zones 3-8. If I get enough new suggestions like yours I'll make another post. It grows to a height of three feet and bears few white blooms. Beginner gardener here, you hit the target audience! LOL 3 lots. RELATED: Funny how some of your choices I also have trouble with and some I have trouble trying to make spread! Didn't know they spread. What I suggest to people I meet who are just starting into gardening is to visit their local agricultural extension agency (in the USA) and do searches on the net, for their zone, for invasive plants. 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. At my house in the same zone, it went crazy, but I have vincas that stay neatly mounded, as does snow on the mountain. Many of the plants you list are not a problem here, others are. serious stuff. Japanese knotweed --invasive in zones 5b-6a Detroit MI (no I didn't plant it.) However, we have some you don't list that can take over our entire garden in one year. On lily of the valley, I totally agree it is invasive, hard to pull up and not even pretty! I love my Lily of the Valley, and Bee Balm too. I have no problems with any of these. Cindy, I agree with you 100%. Love lily of the valley and the spiderwort, but they were taking over. Unless you like that sort of thing. See how you can maintain Harmony in the unique conditions you live in.how to make your " Weeds " work for you. I LOVED my Chinese Lanterns, but they slowly took over my lawn. I can't get rid of them. It doesn't directly tell you what an item is, but will display similar images which you can peruse to find out what it is. I called it my plant from hell. I think I'll have to do another post. But, if you do want my opinion on what to grow instead, check out these 57 must-grow perennials for Zone 3 gardeners. This is in San Antonio Texas. And I live in Texas, so what you guys up north call invasive, we call hardy. If things grew better, I might think they were a problem, but even with these plants, I'm often just hoping they will overwinter and spread enough that I can divide them and get them to live. Made the mistake of bringing it to my new house which has a small lot, I planted a Kimberly Queen fern in a flower bed and it has been quite a chore digging it up. The loveliest (and lowest maintenance) garden I ever had included almost all of them, all competing with one another under a grove of young walnut trees. If you want to see what an overgrown perennial garden looks like, check out the video below: Disclaimer #1: Some of the plants in this list may not be problematic in your area. just dont let go to seed.if you stage your garden different things bloom at different times not everything blooms at once.i know my [primula and prime rose and spring bulbs welcome spring them globe flowers iris columbines elephant ears annuals peonys lilies asters mums.IF I WANTED THE SAME THING ALL SEASON ID PLANT ANNUALS AND THATS TOO EXPENSIVE.FOR MY BUDGET. now should I remove mine or not this year? Photo by Proven Winners. I was surprised to see ferns growing out of other pots so I would just yank them out. My unintentional perennial invader: Alfalfa! Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) is a hybrid of two species of mint: water mint (Mentha aquatica) and field mint (Mentha arvensis). Goats brought in did not control it. They sneak under my other plants before I notice them, then I am pulling the long stems thru the garden before I snip them off about once a week! But keep them in the ditch! Personally I prefer native plants. Congratulations on going viral :) The comments were great to read also -except for the few naysayers & you handled yourself well! Garlic mustard takes it a step further and poisons native butterflies who mistake it for native mustards. Plant only in containers! While many of the commenters here have negative views regarding your choices I think you are doing new gardeners and even experienced ones the push they need to get rid of some invasive plants. (I'm not being sarcastic.) I'm sorry it offended you, and you're especially right about the daylilies. Iris, Roses, Daylilies, Hollyhocks? Trees 100 feet tall had ivy with trunks 6 in diameter that completely engulfed the trees. I live on rural acreage, and need something besides weeds and grass in the fields!! However, some plants that seem innocent take over the garden and quickly spiral out of control. Catmint (Nepeta) is a genus of perennial herbs in the mint family that also includes catnip (Nepeta cataria).They are extremely easy-to-grow plants with few pests or problems. While it works great for ground cover in a shaded area, you will never, ever get rid of it. Synonym(s): catmint, catwort, field balm: Native Range: Eurasia Selected Images from Invasive.org: View All Images at Invasive.org: . I Love gardening. Wich of this can you recomend to plant in the behives surrounding areas? Note: Kristen, read the sentences you wrote about affiliate links. I just don't know what it's called. Local garden clubs and master gardeners are also great resources here in the USA. I have planted many of your list and not had the same experiences. I prefer flowers and gardens to lawns , which are expensive, heavily water dependent and don't give much back to nature. The minty, aromatic leaves make them rabbit and deer resistant. Some species and environmental factors can make them invasive. I just embrace them for now. Enjoy what you have. Gardeners should keep in mind that one gardener's regret can be another's delight. . Thank you for your kind and informative comment. If you love the classic combination of lavender and roses but find lavender too finicky to grow in this area, catmint is a good substitute. I wait until they are done flowering but before they go to seed and pull them out. I've gotten so many other excellent suggestions that I'll definitely be making a follow up post. It attaches itself to your house & when you pull it off, it takes the house paint with it. Funny--I can't get Chinese lanterns to grow, and I hate hostas: they attract slugs (there's "ug" right in the name) and take up space. Only a fool or unlearned person would purposely plant them. 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. Besides, theyre fairly well behaved and the foliage makes a nice backdrop for annuals. I also have traveled across the country so much that I have Also from a few canna lily bulbs I spread around and in 2 years. As for me that is. I have zero dirt to plant anything in so I have to have everything in pots. It knows where to hide. Here in Illinois, I have had Anemones for 20 years. Zone 7b. Love Sweet Mint and we use a lot in our sweet tea. I do have a small patch of land that I'm filling with Chocolate Mint - it smells/tastes wonderful! We have very heavy clay soil and so many of these species are controllable. If you don't want cats right in the garden, use catnip as a border. . Hi Kristen! Ferns are a problem for me. Malva is my most hated invasive plant. I also have a yard that is overrun with ferns, lady of the valley and bellflower that I have been picking non-stop for three years, so it does make me a bit more salty. God bless you all! I bought a non-invasive wisteria. I will be planting them in the spring. And that seals the deal that I'm planting my ferns and lily of the valley in containers! That sounds terrible! I love Lilly of the valley. I moved to Georgia from Florida and planted morning glories. Should be a law that people need planters ed before putting that in. Clover is far more beneficial in a lawn than lawn grass is. I wish I had a field to spread them around as a beautiful wild flower (pink and white varieties). No more seedlings under the feeder. Care of Catmint. 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. One had to know how to manage your flowers and/or plants! Found it on Pinterest. It also truly depends on your zone, soil, environment, etc. In the garden, it offers the most value as a culinary herb or as a . ? Other hybrids such as Nepeta x faassenii are sterile, and can not propagate or spread by seed. This is also the best mixture to use if you are battling poison ivy, multiflora rose, virginia creeper, or Oriental bittersweet. Eliminating most of the plants still provides for a good number the next year or so. Different strokes for different folks I guess, but I sure would hate for a new gardener to read this and dismiss these amazing flowers without further research. Over watering kills off my mint and daisy. Water catmint plants regularly until they become well established. Sigh. No mention of clematis or spiderwort. My neighbors must think I'm nuts. I guess I will lay down a good soak of vinegar (the ground is already acidic, being in a pine forest) and then a thick layer of newspapers and can get pinewood chips from the fire dept from their free chipper program. Tansy was the worst and has invaded my lawn. The rest is fireweed that she cuts a maze into for my toddler to pay in. Well, I love the way my ferns look popping up here and there. I tried to put disclaimers on it, and if you've read the comments, there are many people who disagree with what I've written, to which I've often replied--if you love it, plant it. This true catnip is easily grown full sun to part shade, in average, well-drained soils. Mostly it doesn't rain, and things catch fire. Horrible stuff. This is the worst of all in OTTAWA, Ontario. Its ornamental attributes are lacking and it tends to be weedy and invasive. It travels underground and pops up in every garden bed, in my hedges, under my pool, up against the rails of fencing, in my lawn. You're absolutely right. My sister always loved lily of the valley and had a shady area she just let it take over and it smelled and looked lovely too. My mom has an area of lily of the valley that's been there over 50 yrs. White with purple spotted flowers bloom in clusters at the end of stems from late spring into summer. The "promiscuous plants" here are rabbit bush, artemesia, bindweed, puncture vine and salsify. I can't believe they actually sell seeds!! and Virginia Creeper is a weedand very invasive but Holly Hocksday lillies..veronica, lily of the valley, roses daisies????? As a head gardener for many years in Scotland I find it hard to understand your reasoning on invasive plants! I wonder if it would spread as much as the white variety? We have (had) hundreds of seedlings growinglooks like a thick blade of grass that root easily.ugh! But we did hatch several caterpillars/butterflies from eggs. I bought my first home and planted my first garden this summer. Nepeta faassenii, 17 to 20 inches tall, 24 to 36 inches wide. Catmint, Nepeta faassenii, is a popular plant in the cottage garden. Some anemone species are not "thuggish" at all. I say it takes trial and error and patience to find what you like and just as importantwhat will work for you. ever tried sweet potato (yam) on a trellis? Catmint and Lemon Mint, I'm looking at you. I love having raspberries and I love that they send up volunteers because there is always a friend to give them to. Oh wow good to know. You can put some big pots in the area if it looks bare. Are you sure that the "Campanula" you have pictured isn't Adenophora, sometimes called False Campanula. 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 think its trying to grow in my lawn. As always, thanks for supporting Shifting Roots! I also agree, I have had most of them except the hated lily,of the valley which is one,of the worst weeds ever. Shamrocks. The only thing really thriving is cannas.even the ferns I planted refused to grow. I'm with Diane. Thank. Happy gardening! When I originally wrote this post, I wanted to include it but didn't know what it's name was. Long-blooming perennials such as the first two types discussed below are very useful to those of us seeking a continuous sequence of . Right now I've got a plethora of dandelions & other varieties of weeds. I agree with you! I try to cut them back after flowering but they seem to seed anyway. 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. As stated, up to 80' up the trees, huge roots, difficult if not impossible to get rid of. I am so sad. What a great idea! Its my main problem too, its out of control and I dont know what to do. They complement the hostas in my shady woodland garden and the ones I have dont seem too aggressive. What varieties of day lilies do you grow? The tough plants are easy to grow and low maintenance, use them in borders with other perennials or as an informal edging as an alternative to lavender. I agree, I have Shasta Daisy's and they have been growing for about 8 years. Been trying to pull them up by rootstook 4 years and then it rained/snowed so much this past year all the area i had cleared (about 3/4 of the front yard) grew back! She planted 10 shoots. I cant blame him - who wants to accidentally scald themselves? Hated by experienced gardeners everywhere, its best to confine this one to a pot if you can. From 1 plant. Someone gave a flat of these flowers. I'd much rather pick out bell flower than a thistle. She also has a few of my other invasive perennials. Most of the hated perennials in this article are staples in my zone 7 flower gardens. I had originally planted it because it looked leafy & healthy. I live in Ontario in zone 5b. Combine 1 gallon (64 oz.) It is. Self-seeding and fast-spreading. I dont understand?! You have such a nice collection of flowers. You will see some wilting of top growth within 36 hours, and it will take another 7-10 days for the problem plant to be well and truly dead. What is in my garden now that seems to be doing very well is the hostas and day lillies (the orange ones). Almost every daylily in the market performs and behaves better than the ditch-lily you cite. Oh another one that I hate is clethra, also known as summersweet and pepperbush. I don't have a problem with ferns. I also do that in front of my Hollyhock patch and in my lawn. You might want to research that. If you don't want to grow anything in that area, you can smother the area with cardboard or landscape fabric and 4 inches of mulch. 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. And if something spreads where you would rather not have it, simply yank it out! Oregano is related to mint and has the same invasive habit, so if you like growing your own, containers are the best way to control it. I wanted to plant a big tree but our old sewer line would be below it. The Torenia is another that can be -- quite literally -- off the wall. Lived on 1 1/2 acres when I first bought it. However it's an opinion, the most annoying plants which you'll regret truly hasn't been mentioned here. All of them are invasive in our climate. %#>*%#, I hate mice so I gave up on feeding the birds. The other varieties don't seem to take over. I was shocked. You must not have any experience with that. How to Propagate Catmint. I've even had the help of my little grandsons to help dig up the spiderwort. I'll have to do a follow up post. I loved gardening but seem to have a brown thumb! The clematis has pretty much ruined my dogwood trees. Lol, I feel like that about my garden and my Dad too. I'm in zone 8a, and our yearly temperatures can range between 14 and 114 degrees Fahrenheit. Rudbeckia, Siberian Iris & Cranesbill Geraniums are what I'd add to the growing list. Also, I found some wild Violet in a neighbors lawn that was white with purple inside - so pretty, until it took over my entire garden. I love my wisteria though. Chameleon plant -hoyttunia - gets my vote too!! Oh, and the butterflies that feed on my morning glories that climb my chicken pen are such a pleasure to watch. You cant pull it up, its too deep. I have had a problem with arium itallicum. But my mint goes in a pot because for crying out loud it spreads EVERYWHERE. I had some where the sump pump drains from our basement and all but one plant has died. I'm finding them everywhere! Such is my story of growing catnip, (Nepeta cataria, also known as catmint in some areas), a member of the mint family best known for its ability to trigger episodes of euphoria in cats.This is a cool characteristic, but then I saw catnip in action as a nectar . I wish I knew this several years ago. I don't think it will grow in zones 2 and 3, though. That's not a typo- if our winter doesn't kill it, summer will. 85 year-old house. Worst part about ivy is that it hibernates any stray poison ivy so getting it under control is a nightmare. Most of the ground covers will survive that first winter under heavy mulchjust went through this process--and its a chore for sure! I do believe I have everything growing in my yard, however I Photo by: John Richmond / Alamy Stock Photo. 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. The original 2 plants I put in my garden are long gone but I constantly find new plants yards away from the original spots. Eek, I'm only on year 2 of getting rid of my invasive perennials. I have bookmarked your website, and will acquire additional plants for our garden with great care. may as well call them perennials, as they reseed year after year! In South Central Alaska, The Valley, I've grown golden raspberries on part of a fence -The kids enjoyed them just to pick and eat. I totally agree. Oh no, that sounds awful! I think I've killed about half of the things on this list- by accident. So, I guess I'll find out if it's true they are hardy and maintenance-free this spring (5 months from now), as I did absolutely nothing last fall. Probably gout weed, lily of the valley, and bellflowers are your best bet. all three of them are terribly invasive and hard as all get out to get rid of though. However almost nobody sells it, unless you buy it or trade for it at a gardening club. 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