#invasiveplants — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #invasiveplants, aggregated by home.social.
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5 Plants you think are attractive, but are actually invasive in nature https://www.allforgardening.com/1903748/5-plants-you-think-are-attractive-but-are-actually-invasive-in-nature/ #AttractiveGardenPlants #BenefitsOfNativePlants #EcologicalImpactOfInvasiveSpecies #garden #gardening #GardeningCanada #InvasivePlants #PopularGardenPlants #UttarPradesh
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Homeowner asks what’s in the yard, and a gardener starts naming invasive shrubs one by one https://www.allforgardening.com/1817706/homeowner-asks-whats-in-the-yard-and-a-gardener-starts-naming-invasive-shrubs-one-by-one-2/ #BurningBush #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #NativePlants
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Homeowner asks what’s in the yard, and a gardener starts naming invasive shrubs one by one https://www.allforgardening.com/1817706/homeowner-asks-whats-in-the-yard-and-a-gardener-starts-naming-invasive-shrubs-one-by-one-2/ #BurningBush #garden #gardener #gardening #InvasivePlants #NativePlants
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#OgunquitME - #Stewardship #Workday: #BeachPlumFarm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
9:00 am
Beach Plum Farm
610 Main St, Ogunquit, ME 03907"Beach Plum Farm is the last remaining #SaltWaterFarm in Ogunquit, home to #CommunityGardens, and the office of Great Works Regional #LandTrust.
Join #GWRLT for a Stewardship Workday on Wednesday, May 6th, 9am to noon at Beach Plum Farm, Ogunquit. We will be removing invasive species and a spring cleanup. Let us know if you can help out by registering below."
FMI and to register:
https://gwrlt.org/event/stewardship-2/#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #InvasivePlants #SpringCleanup #EnvironmentalStewardship #LandTrusts #GreatWorksRegionalLandTrust
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9 Invasive Plants Gardening Pros Wish You’d Stop Planting This Year https://www.allforgardening.com/1703308/9-invasive-plants-gardening-pros-wish-youd-stop-planting-this-year/ #BurningBush #ButterflyBush #ChineseWisteria #credit #ElizabethFernandez #garden #gardening #GettyImages #InvasivePlants #MorningGlory #NicoleDillon #RenElizabeth #ViningPlants
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9 Invasive Plants Gardening Pros Wish You’d Stop Planting This Year https://www.allforgardening.com/1703308/9-invasive-plants-gardening-pros-wish-youd-stop-planting-this-year/ #BurningBush #ButterflyBush #ChineseWisteria #credit #ElizabethFernandez #garden #gardening #GettyImages #InvasivePlants #MorningGlory #NicoleDillon #RenElizabeth #ViningPlants
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Man livid as neighbour takes over his garden with ‘invasive’ plant https://www.allforgardening.com/1513256/man-livid-as-neighbour-takes-over-his-garden-with-invasive-plant/ #bamboo #BambooInvasion #garden #GardenManagement #gardener #gardening #gardens #InvasivePlants #NeighbourDispute #Neighbours #NeighboursFromHell #PrivateNuisanceLaw #viral #ViralNews
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#InvasivePlant Factsheet: #BurningBush / #WingedEuonymus
Euonymus alatusBy Victoria Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, UConn Extension
Identifying Features
OVERVIEW: Fast growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, woody shrub. Height 5-15 ft. tall. A popular ornamental known for its bright red fall color, it is still commonly planted along interstate highways, as hedges, and in foundation plantings. In woodlands, winged euonymus forms dense thickets, creating a heavy shade that blocks light to native vegetation.
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, elliptical (football-shaped); 1-2 inches long. Dark green foliage with finely serrated margins turns vibrant red in autumn. Fall color is more pinkish than red in heavy shade.
STEMS: Green stems with prominent raised, corky wings. Wings may follow the stem lengthwise or be slightly whorled around the stem. Stems become more heavily winged as they grow older. Some “escaped” cultivars lack wings.
FLOWERS: Small, in groups of three, and yellowish-green; not showy. Appear in late spring.
FRUIT: Showy cluster of bright red capsules - typically four to a cluster. Fruit pod splits open to expose orange arils with four red-orange seeds inside. Fruit ripens in fall and persists into winter. Fruit is borne on younger stems.
REPRODUCTION/SPREAD: Reproduces abundantly by seed. Fruit is eaten and spread by birds. Can also spread locally through vegetative reproduction.https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_burning_bush-winged_euonymus/
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#InvasivePlant Factsheet: #BurningBush / #WingedEuonymus
Euonymus alatusBy Victoria Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, UConn Extension
Identifying Features
OVERVIEW: Fast growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, woody shrub. Height 5-15 ft. tall. A popular ornamental known for its bright red fall color, it is still commonly planted along interstate highways, as hedges, and in foundation plantings. In woodlands, winged euonymus forms dense thickets, creating a heavy shade that blocks light to native vegetation.
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, elliptical (football-shaped); 1-2 inches long. Dark green foliage with finely serrated margins turns vibrant red in autumn. Fall color is more pinkish than red in heavy shade.
STEMS: Green stems with prominent raised, corky wings. Wings may follow the stem lengthwise or be slightly whorled around the stem. Stems become more heavily winged as they grow older. Some “escaped” cultivars lack wings.
FLOWERS: Small, in groups of three, and yellowish-green; not showy. Appear in late spring.
FRUIT: Showy cluster of bright red capsules - typically four to a cluster. Fruit pod splits open to expose orange arils with four red-orange seeds inside. Fruit ripens in fall and persists into winter. Fruit is borne on younger stems.
REPRODUCTION/SPREAD: Reproduces abundantly by seed. Fruit is eaten and spread by birds. Can also spread locally through vegetative reproduction.https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_burning_bush-winged_euonymus/
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#InvasivePlant Factsheet: #BurningBush / #WingedEuonymus
Euonymus alatusBy Victoria Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, UConn Extension
Identifying Features
OVERVIEW: Fast growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, woody shrub. Height 5-15 ft. tall. A popular ornamental known for its bright red fall color, it is still commonly planted along interstate highways, as hedges, and in foundation plantings. In woodlands, winged euonymus forms dense thickets, creating a heavy shade that blocks light to native vegetation.
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, elliptical (football-shaped); 1-2 inches long. Dark green foliage with finely serrated margins turns vibrant red in autumn. Fall color is more pinkish than red in heavy shade.
STEMS: Green stems with prominent raised, corky wings. Wings may follow the stem lengthwise or be slightly whorled around the stem. Stems become more heavily winged as they grow older. Some “escaped” cultivars lack wings.
FLOWERS: Small, in groups of three, and yellowish-green; not showy. Appear in late spring.
FRUIT: Showy cluster of bright red capsules - typically four to a cluster. Fruit pod splits open to expose orange arils with four red-orange seeds inside. Fruit ripens in fall and persists into winter. Fruit is borne on younger stems.
REPRODUCTION/SPREAD: Reproduces abundantly by seed. Fruit is eaten and spread by birds. Can also spread locally through vegetative reproduction.https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_burning_bush-winged_euonymus/
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#InvasivePlant Factsheet: #BurningBush / #WingedEuonymus
Euonymus alatusBy Victoria Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, UConn Extension
Identifying Features
OVERVIEW: Fast growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, woody shrub. Height 5-15 ft. tall. A popular ornamental known for its bright red fall color, it is still commonly planted along interstate highways, as hedges, and in foundation plantings. In woodlands, winged euonymus forms dense thickets, creating a heavy shade that blocks light to native vegetation.
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, elliptical (football-shaped); 1-2 inches long. Dark green foliage with finely serrated margins turns vibrant red in autumn. Fall color is more pinkish than red in heavy shade.
STEMS: Green stems with prominent raised, corky wings. Wings may follow the stem lengthwise or be slightly whorled around the stem. Stems become more heavily winged as they grow older. Some “escaped” cultivars lack wings.
FLOWERS: Small, in groups of three, and yellowish-green; not showy. Appear in late spring.
FRUIT: Showy cluster of bright red capsules - typically four to a cluster. Fruit pod splits open to expose orange arils with four red-orange seeds inside. Fruit ripens in fall and persists into winter. Fruit is borne on younger stems.
REPRODUCTION/SPREAD: Reproduces abundantly by seed. Fruit is eaten and spread by birds. Can also spread locally through vegetative reproduction.https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_burning_bush-winged_euonymus/
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#InvasivePlant Factsheet: #BurningBush / #WingedEuonymus
Euonymus alatusBy Victoria Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, UConn Extension
Identifying Features
OVERVIEW: Fast growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, woody shrub. Height 5-15 ft. tall. A popular ornamental known for its bright red fall color, it is still commonly planted along interstate highways, as hedges, and in foundation plantings. In woodlands, winged euonymus forms dense thickets, creating a heavy shade that blocks light to native vegetation.
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, elliptical (football-shaped); 1-2 inches long. Dark green foliage with finely serrated margins turns vibrant red in autumn. Fall color is more pinkish than red in heavy shade.
STEMS: Green stems with prominent raised, corky wings. Wings may follow the stem lengthwise or be slightly whorled around the stem. Stems become more heavily winged as they grow older. Some “escaped” cultivars lack wings.
FLOWERS: Small, in groups of three, and yellowish-green; not showy. Appear in late spring.
FRUIT: Showy cluster of bright red capsules - typically four to a cluster. Fruit pod splits open to expose orange arils with four red-orange seeds inside. Fruit ripens in fall and persists into winter. Fruit is borne on younger stems.
REPRODUCTION/SPREAD: Reproduces abundantly by seed. Fruit is eaten and spread by birds. Can also spread locally through vegetative reproduction.https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/invasive_plants_burning_bush-winged_euonymus/
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CW: Kudzu isn't "the vine that ate the South" for the reasons you think! (expand for more info)
People think kudzu is an invasive plant that takes over the second it touches the ground, but like most invasive plants, the story is actually very different.
Kudzu took over because it was planted at scale by farmers and encouraged by the US federal gov't. It was recommended and used as cattle fodder and erosion control for decades. If you're driving in the South and see a wooded area with kudzu vines smothering it, you are likely looking at either an abandoned agricultural field or abandoned pasture.
Kudzu actually spreads kinda slowly. The seeds have almost non-existent germination rates, and the runners don't root that well. Kudzu is spreading, yes, but it's nothing compared to other invasive plants, and it covers only a fraction of the land area that invasives like privet and roses cover.
@plants #Plants #InvasivePlants #Ecology #USA #SouthernUS #Kudzu