Gardening is a joy that brings beauty and tranquility to our lives. However, some flowers, while stunning, can be ...

However, some flowers, while stunning, can be surprisingly invasive, taking over your garden and out-competing other plants.

Picture this — a tall and slender green plant with elegant magenta flowers. ... Keep an eye out for beautiful yet invasive purple loosestrife Life. Aug 19, 2024. KATIE KANE SHIPKA ...

This time of year, it’s hard not to notice the purple flowers of wisteria dangling from the vines that climb up so many of the trees alongside roadsides and other ...

Purple loosestrife, a herbaceous perennial that is in the Lythraceae family, is a wetland invasive that prefers full sun and wet soil but is able to grow in shaded, drier conditions as well. Common ...

Dear Neil: A few years ago, I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It even sends runners ...

Dear Neil: A few years ago, I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It even sends runners ...

Because of this, the flower has crept into many places it’s not supposed to be, in Minnesota and beyond. A Facebook group called Creeping Bellflower Battles chronicles the efforts of its 14,000 ...