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15 Plants You Should NEVER Grow in Your Garden
Jun 28, 2025
🌿 15 Plants You Should NEVER Grow in Your Garden | Invasive, Toxic & Total Nightmares! 🌿 Not all pretty plants belong in your garden! In this video, we're revealing 15 plants that seem harmless—or even beautiful—but can cause major problems once planted. From aggressive invaders to toxic troublemakers, these plants can destroy your garden, harm pets and kids, or even damage your property. 🚫🌱 Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, avoid these plants at all costs: 🌼 The 15 Plants to Avoid: Bamboo (Running varieties) English Ivy Oleander Foxglove Mint (planted in the ground) Wisteria (Chinese & Japanese varieties)
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these plants look beautiful but don't be
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fooled planting them could be the worst
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mistake you ever make in your garden
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they're invasive destructive nearly
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impossible to get rid of and some they
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might even poison your pets or ruin your
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soil for years stick around because some
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of these are shockingly common you might
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have one in your yard right now and not
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even know it let's get into 15 plants
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you should never grow in your garden one
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bamboo running varieties are extremely
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invasive and nearly impossible to
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control once established unlike clumping
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bamboo running types spread rapidly
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through aggressive underground ryomes
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that can travel many feet from their
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original plant they easily invade lawns
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flower beds and even neighboring
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properties damaging foundations fences
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and paving in the process removal is
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labor intensive and often requires
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repeated digging or even professional
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help what starts as a stylish privacy
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screen can quickly turn into a
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relentless root spreading nightmare that
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takes over your entire garden and beyond
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two English ivy is an aggressive
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fast-spreading vine that can cause
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serious damage to both your landscape
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and structures while it may look
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charming climbing up walls or covering
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the ground English ivy quickly becomes
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invasive smothering trees shrubs and
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flower beds by blocking sunlight and
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stealing nutrients its dense mats create
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the perfect hiding place for pests like
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rodents and snakes and when it climbs
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buildings it can weaken brick wood and
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siding leading to costly repairs once
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established it's notoriously difficult
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to remove making it more of a long-term
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liability than a lowmaintenance ground
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cover three oleander is one of the most
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toxic ornamental plants commonly grown
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every part of the plant from the leaves
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to the flowers and even the sap contains
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potent toxins that can be fatal if
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ingested by pets children or even adults
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just touching the plant and then rubbing
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your eyes or mouth can cause serious
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irritation and inhaling smoke from
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burning oleander is extremely dangerous
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while it may offer beautiful blooms and
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drought tolerance the severe health
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risks and potential for accidental
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poisoning make oleander a dangerous
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choice for home gardens especially in
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family or pet friendly spaces four fox
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gloves despite their striking beauty
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they are highly toxic every part of the
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plant contains digitalis compounds which
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can affect heart function and may be
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fatal if ingested even in small amounts
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this poses a serious risk to children
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pets and even unsuspecting adults who
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might mistake them for something edible
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additionally fox gloves can easily
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recede and spread popping up in unwanted
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places while their tall spires of
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bell-shaped blooms are undeniably
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eye-catching the danger they pose makes
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them a risky addition to any garden
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especially in homes with curious kids or
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animals five you should avoid planting
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mint directly in your garden because it
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spreads aggressively and can quickly
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become a major nuisance mint sends out
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underground runners that allow it to
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take over garden beds crowding out other
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plants and becoming incredibly difficult
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to remove once established even a small
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root fragment left behind can regrow
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making control and containment a
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constant battle while it's a useful herb
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in the kitchen it's best grown in
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containers where its growth can be
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confined planting mint in open soil is a
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fast track to a garden takeover you'll
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likely regret six wisteria the Chinese
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and Japanese types while stunning in
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bloom these varieties are incredibly
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aggressive and invasive their fast
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growing vines can quickly overwhelm
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structures trees and even entire
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sections of your yard the strong woody
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stems can twist around and strangle
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trees damage fences and tear apart
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gutters or siding once established
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wisteria is notoriously difficult to
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control or remove often sending out
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suckers and spreading through
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underground runners native alternatives
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or non-invasive varieties are a much
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safer choice if you want the beauty of
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wisteria without the long-term
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destruction seven purple lucistrife is a
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highly invasive species that poses a
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serious threat to native ecosystems
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though its tall spikes of purple flowers
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may look beautiful purple lucistrife
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spreads rapidly by both seeds and
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underground roots quickly overtaking
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wetlands river banks and even garden
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spaces it crowds out native plants
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reduces biodiversity and disrupts
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habitats for birds fish and pollinators
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once established it's extremely
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difficult to eradicate and often
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requires persistent manual removal or
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herbicide use in many regions it's
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considered a noxious weed and is illegal
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to plant making it a poor and
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potentially harmful garden choice eight
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you should never plant the tree of
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heaven Atlanthis Altisima in your garden
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because it is one of the most invasive
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and problematic trees you can introduce
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although it grows quickly and tolerates
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poor soil it spreads aggressively
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through both seeds and root suckers
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forming dense thickets that crowd out
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native plants even worse it releases a
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toxic chemical into the soil that
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prevents other vegetation from growing
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nearby a process called alalopathy
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its roots can damage sidewalks
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foundations and sewer lines and the tree
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emits a foul rancid odor removal is
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extremely difficult as cutting it down
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often stimulates even more vigorous
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regrowth planting this tree is like
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inviting a permanent destructive guest
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into your yard nine morning glory
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non-native varieties you should be
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cautious about planting morning glory in
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your garden because while its
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trumpet-shaped flowers are beautiful the
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plant can quickly become invasive and
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unmanageable morning glory grows rapidly
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climbing and twining around anything in
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its path including fences other plants
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and even trees often smothering or
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strangling them it selfseeds
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prolifically meaning it can reappear
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year after year in unwanted areas often
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taking over garden beds and competing
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with more desirable plants once
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established it's tough to control or
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remove completely what starts as a
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charming vine can easily turn into a
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garden takeover you'll regret 10 you
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should think twice before planting
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butterfly bush balia deviti in your
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garden because despite its attractive
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flowers and ability to attract
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butterflies it is considered invasive in
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many regions this fast growing shrub
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produces an abundance of seeds that
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spread easily allowing it to out compete
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native plants and disrupt local
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ecosystems while it may seem like a
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pollinator friendly choice butterfly
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bush doesn't support native butterfly
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species as effectively as native plants
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do and its dominance can reduce
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biodiversity additionally once
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established it can be difficult to
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control or remove making it more of a
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threat than a benefit to your garden's
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natural balance 11 you should avoid
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planting calorie pear often known as
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Bradford pear in your garden because
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despite its early spring beauty it has
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many serious drawbacks this tree is weak
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wooded and prone to breaking during
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storms which can cause damage to
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property and pose safety risks it also
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produces a foul smelling odor when in
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bloom making it unpleasant to be around
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more importantly calorie pear is highly
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invasive its fruit spreads easily by
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birds leading to the uncontrolled spread
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of thorny dense thicket that crowd out
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native plants and disrupt local
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ecosystems because of these issues many
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places have banned or discouraged
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planting this tree altogether
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12 while tanzy has attractive yellow
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flowers and has been used historically
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as a natural insect repellent it is
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actually invasive and toxic tanzy
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spreads aggressively through underground
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ryomes and recedes readily often
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crowding out native plants and
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disrupting local ecosystems its toxicity
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also poses a risk to pets wildlife and
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even humans if ingested because of these
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reasons Tanya is banned or discouraged
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in many areas and planting it can lead
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to more problems than benefits in your
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garden 13 giant hogweed is extremely
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dangerous and poses serious health risks
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this towering plant produces a toxic sap
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that when it comes into contact with
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skin and is then exposed to sunlight can
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cause severe burns painful blisters and
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even long-lasting scars or blindness if
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it gets in your eyes giant hogweed
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spreads aggressively along roadsides
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river banks and disturbed areas making
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it both a public safety hazard and an
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invasive threat to native plants due to
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its toxicity and invasiveness it is
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illegal to plant or cultivate giant
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hogweed in many regions and it should be
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avoided at all costs 14 kudui is one of
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the most aggressive and destructive
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invasive plants known often called the
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vine that ate the south kudzu grows
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incredibly fast up to a foot a day and
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can quickly smother trees shrubs
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buildings and anything else in its path
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its dense growth blocks sunlight killing
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native plants and disrupting entire
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ecosystems once established kudzu is
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nearly impossible to eradicate requiring
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years of persistent effort and costly
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treatments planting kudzu is essentially
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inviting a relentless garden consuming
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weed that can take over your yard and
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spread far beyond it 15 despite yellow
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archangel's pretty yellow flowers and
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attractive variegated leaves it is
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highly invasive and difficult to control
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this fast-spreading ground cover can
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quickly escape garden beds forming dense
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mats that choke out native plants and
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disrupt local ecosystems especially in
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shaded woodland areas yellow Archangel
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spreads through both seeds and creeping
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stems making it hard to contain once
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established it's particularly
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problematic because it can thrive in low
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light and poor soil allowing it to
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invade natural habitats with ease what
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may start as a decorative plant can
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quickly turn into a persistent and
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damaging invader as you can see gardens
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should be a sanctuary not a war zone
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before you plant anything do your
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research or you might end up fighting a
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losing battle and if this saved you from
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