Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos |
|
Europe |
Invasive. Very difficult to remove once it gets started. Seems to be OK then multiplies wildly. (Centaurea maculosa) |
Cercis canadensis |
|
SE US, mid-Atlantic |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Probably OK to use if already present in the vicinity, but not near protected areas. |
Chamaecrista fasciculata |
- prairie senna
- sensitive plant
|
East US, Great Plains |
Not Invasive. Attracts butterflies. Annual, seeds eaten by birds, leaves fold when touched. |
Chelidonium majus |
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Eurasia |
Invasive. Can be weedy. Orange sap stains & can be irritant |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
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Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Edible leaves, can be impossible to avoid |
Coreopsis tinctoria |
|
Great Plains |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. A colorful annual included in many seed mixes. Good in sandy, rocky, poor soils. |
Corydalis solida |
|
Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Ephemeral. readily naturalizes but easy to remove |
Dianthus armeria |
|
Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. cute but aggressive, can bloom in mowed lawn! |
Dipsacus fullonum |
- common teasel
- fuller's teasel
|
Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Showy fruit. Used in traditional 19th century gardens. 1-2 interesting plants can easily become a thorny thicket; used in textile processing |
Dipsacus laciniatus |
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Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Used in traditional 19th century gardens. 1-2 interesting plants can easily become a thorny thicket; used in textile processing |
Echinacea purpurea |
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Midwest US |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. Attracts butterflies. Not really naturalized in Finger Lakes yet, but spreads |
Filipendula rubra |
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Great Plains |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. Attracts butterflies. Large but good for meadows. |
Hemerocallis fulva |
|
Asia |
Invasive. Can be weedy. Cultivars, hybrids, and other Hemerocallis spp. are less aggressive than H. fulva. |
Hesperis matronalis |
|
Europe |
Invasive. Attracts butterflies. fragrant; can be invasive in wetlands; deadhead if you grow it |
Iris pseudacorus |
|
Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Very pretty but seeds readily! Hard to eliminate in wet areas. Potentially invasive. |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
|
Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Edible leaves, can be impossible to avoid (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) |
Lythrum salicaria |
|
Europe |
Invasive. "Sterile" cultivars are fertile when wild plants are nearby. |
Myosotis scorpioides |
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Eurasia |
Invasive. Can be weedy. Difficult to impossible to eliminate in a garden setting. Prolific self seeding biennial. |
Myosotis sylvatica |
|
Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Impossible to avoid in some areas. Deadhead if you can! |
Ranunculus ficaria |
|
Asia, Europe |
Invasive. Groundcover. Ephemeral. Nice yellow flowers, but very agressive & hard to kill; be ruthless with first sighting |
Rudbeckia fulgida |
- black-eyed susan
- coneflower
|
Midwest US, SE US |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. Attracts butterflies. some cultivars, e.g. 'Goldsturm', can get too aggressive (syn. Rudbeckia speciosa) |
Rudbeckia hirta |
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East US |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. Attracts butterflies. biennial widely naturalized in the Finger Lakes |
Rudbeckia triloba |
|
East US |
Not Invasive. Recommended for gardening. Attracts butterflies. widely naturalized, smaller flowers than other Rudbeckias, but lots of them |
Saponaria officinalis |
|
Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Groundcover. Attracts butterflies. can take drought, shallow, rocky soils. floppy in rich soils |
Silene latifolia ssp. alba |
|
Europe |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Pollinated by moths; invasive in many areas, not the Finger Lakes (yet); NOT recommended |
Verbascum blattaria |
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Eurasia |
Not Invasive. more delicate than V thapsus |
Verbascum thapsus |
|
Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. self-sows; very large |
Viola odorata |
- English violet
- sweet violet
|
Africa, Eurasia |
Not Invasive. Can be weedy. Well-drained. Attracts butterflies. lovely smell, variety of colors; hard to prevent, stoloniferous - spreads |