You people are soooooo entertaining. I laugh my head off sometimes, but I sure commiserate with the problems you encounter. Thanks for the helpful information you've posted here. I might be able to plant an azalea next spring in my evil Houttuynia spot, but nothing else. I still invision myself spraying for "it" next year. I suppose if I'm careful with the spray, the azalea will grow alright. What do you think? And undiluted Roundup? Never thought of that. Wonder if that would put an end to "it" more completely . . .

I dreamed for years regarding my strawberry plant crawling into my window, it was sending out runners, I now have French Strawberry plants. Okay Jo Jo if you want send the picture with the seed and plant to me directly to my email address. I will ask John Trager, Now I really want to know. Guessing doesn't count. Tell him where it was found, in what state and city you purchasedi, and Nursery. I can't wait to find out. It not growing like a vine to me, it is growing too straight.The leaves do remind me a plants that I do have, and I just saw the seeds for the first time Mon. so perhaps? Norma He's pretty good at this an very accurate.

Does anyone let wild ageratum or jewel weed grow? or iron weed? Jo Pye? the last three I permit in or on the edges of my orchard. Also some "Wandering Jew", a common name for this wild vine-like plant with blue flowers with a yellow eye, grows in and about the brush pile. For quite a few years now, I've had a nettle plant growing in a corner of the courtyard garden. Don't ask me why I allowed it, it just appeared one Spring and bloomed white and has grown large and up until this year somewhat contained. Now there are stalks coming up in all the wrong places, like in the middle of a hosta. Even with gloves on when you pull or cut these nettles, you can feel a burning sensation. I guess RoundUp is in order next Spring when it first emerges. Right now I'd be afraid of the spray drifting into things I want. I saw a plant or shrub at a nursery labeled "Black Nettle", with white blooms. Why is it called nettle?

I never considered how many invasives I've been courting until reading this post. I have and really like the dreaded goutweed, but it's in an area with no possible way to escape. Maybe foolishly I've just released ribbon grass from its sunken pot. I didn't like the strangled look of it in there. I've put it in a dry difficult bed and plant to steal chunks to put in containers. I thought it would be a nice contrast plant. I ripped out a huge growth of yarrow, only to have an instant change of heart and replanted a small piece in a different area. I wonder how long that one will last. I'm beginning to worry about creeping jenny. She's invading the grass, but at least the color makes it easy to spot and remove. I also really like it cascading out of pots. I don't like achillea 'The Pearl', but I have it. I pull it out by handfuls whenever the mood strikes. The flowers are nice but the plant looks weedy and always gets mildew. I would like to get rid of the creeping charlie that has totally invaded the front lawn, but finally threw in the towel and gave up trying to poison it. It was planted by a previous neighbor, more than 30+ years ago. I did rip out all the lamiastrum a couple of years ago, but I see small plants popping up again. It also looks good in containers, so I'll save a couple. I did have a variaged creeping charlie I was using in containers, but it doesn't seem to have survived the winter. By the sounds of it, my garden is one huge groundcover. Lol