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Whether a plant isinvasiveor not depends on its natural growth habits and location.
Many of the species included in this list are beautiful plants.
For example, the porcelain berry has intriguing turquoise and purple fruit.
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Wisterias look gorgeous growing over arbors.
Since they often grow rapidly and send out new shoots in all directions, vines can easily become invasive.
While there are bothherbaceousandwoodyvines, this will focus on the lianas, which are the species that become woody.
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Like English ivy (Hedera helix), the roots can also attach themselves to buildings and tree trunks.
This plant can be used as a houseplant where you might easily keep it in check.
As long as you monitor growth, it can serve well as a groundcover in your shady spots.
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Algerian ivy could also be a good choice for landscapes near the beach since it can tolerate salt well.
Try the native American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) instead for better control.
Another way to potentially manage this liana is through careful pruning.
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With proper care and attention, you’re able to turn this into a more shrub-like plant.
One way to distinguish Chinese wisteria from Japanese wisteria is by observing how the vines wrap around objects.
Chinese wisteria will twine counter-clockwise, while Japanese wisteria goes clockwise.
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The Chinese wisteria spreads its seeds by flinging open pods and shooting out the seeds.
The sound can be pretty loud.
It can also wind its way up a tree trunk easily.
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It grows in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 13.
The fruit can be toxic to people.
The chocolate-purple flowers are sweetly scented and intriguing.
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The five-leaf akebia plant ismonoecious, producing edible fruit.
you could use a paintbrush to spread the pollen on the stigma.
This plant grows in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8.
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The flowers are beautiful and smell like vanilla, bringing bees and hummingbirds to your garden.
Birds will also come to visit and eat the fruit.
It can spread itself through rhizomes under the ground, runners above ground, and seeds.
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A distinguishing characteristic is that its blooms gradually open from the base onward.
On Chinese wisteria, they will all open at the same time.
One way to control spreading isdeadheadingso no seeds are created.
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Kudzu (Pueraria montana var.
lobata)
Kudzu(Pueraria montanavar.lobata) is a poster child for why you should be careful importing plants.
They were encouraged to plant it until people realized it took overeverywhereand smothered their wanted plants.
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It is now widespread throughout the southeastern United States, growing in zones 5 to 10.
There are enough kudzu vines in the United States, so avoid planting this for any reason.
It was initially introduced to the United States as with many invasive plants because of its potential benefits.
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Some plant it so they can use the colorful berries in dried arrangements.
It can sometimes become a shrub.
You will need to be very patient if you want to get rid of Oriental bittersweet.
You will likely need several sessions of removal.
Glyphosate will produce better results, but even that is not foolproof.
These vines may grow into a shrub shape, thriving in zones 4 to 8.
Plants of theToxicodendrongenus used to be included with thesumac speciesand are sometimes still found under the nameRhus.
The childhood rhyme to help avoid poison ivy is “Leaflets three, let them be.
If it’s hairy, it’s a berry.”
You will need to give them some support.
These two plants are in different families, though.
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2021.Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Other Poisonous Plants.
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