The Most Dangerous Plants You Should NEVER Buy from Nurseries 

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

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 😅🙏🏻❤️

And those are some of my favorites. Oh well, the neighbors will learn to love them.

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.

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.

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clumping bamboo is just fine. Running bamboo is what is invasive. some clarification is what's needed here.

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.

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!

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.

Bradford pear stink and as a fast grower they are a weak tree.

Thanks for letting know! I agree. It sounded totally different on my computer but then when I watched it on RU-vid I was shocked at how loud it was!

Both great suggestions! Thank you.

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.

Great suggestion!!

Thank you!

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

@@user-qz3kh4bq7y lol 😉

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.

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.🙏🏻❤️🤔

Milkweed is a native plant here in central Ohio.

@@MichaelClark-uw7ex Sure. There's several species all over.

I agree, it’s a nightmare.

Can confirm on Buckthorn. Zone 5 too. Stuff is terrible.

Zone 4 too. Teasel is supposed to be coming to Midwest soon - both species.

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.

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. 🤔😄🙏🏻❤️

That is a good point! I am in zone 7 of the US. I live in the north east.

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.

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.

Ice pant doesn't do well at all in zone 6b - midwest.

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! 🙏🏻❤️🤔

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.

Same here on Vancouver Island BC

Thanks so much for commenting and for watching!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Thanks so much for sharing!

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.

Me too :-(

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.

Thanks so much! I will have to look Cotoneaster up!

Plant in a big pot, with bricks underneath, and train to a small tree shape.

Birds love this hedge in the UK.

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

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.

Everything from China is invasive!…

If God make a prettier, better smelling plant then wisteria...he kept it for himself!

Thanks so much for watching and for the lovely comment!

Thanks so much!!

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.

Definitely true!

Yes! I just saw it at the store on Monday when I was shopping.

It is horrible, killed off native plants nearby, impossible to get rid of and ugly after blooming.

@@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. 😭😭

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.

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!

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!