5 Bad Weeds - Gardens Don't Need
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Invasive Plant:1

English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Very distinct, dark green- waxy leaves
Typically, three-lobed with a heart-shaped base, but the leaf shape can be variable
The vine grows as a groundcover and then climbs as it matures
The foliage blocks sunlight and restricts the growth of other plants
Heavy vines cause damage and death to mature trees by loosening the bark and holding moisture against the trunk, causing decay
English ivy also promotes bacterial leaf scorch, a disease effecting maples, oaks, and elms.
Invasive Plant: 2

Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Evergreen vine with yellow and white flowers
Grows in sun & shade
Young leaves can be lobed like an oak leaf
Strangles small plants, saplings, shrubs and trees
Not to be mistaken for the native Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) below:
Invasive Plant: 3

Amur “bush” honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Fast growing, deciduous shrub that grows up to 20’
Grows in sun & shade
Flowers are white
Spreads quickly and takes over the understory/mid-story
Invasive Plant: 4

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Herbaceous plant
Mugwort spreads by extensive rhizomes (roots)
Found commonly in landscapes in part sun to full sun
Each root piece will generate a new plant
Quickly spreads and takes over ground cover and herbaceous layer
Invasive Plant: 5

Tree-of-heaven (ailanthus)
Tree grows up to 50 feet tall with separate male and female (dioecious)
Found commonly in landscapes in full sun and part sun
Creates clones of itself and becomes the dominate tree
Produces more than 300,000 seeds annually
Host of invasive Spotted Lanternfly