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This is the worst mistake in plant selection I've ever made. Did not do any research on this plant before planting. Highly invasive and h...Read More
Germination is very difficult.
Out of 500 seeds only about 20 germinated, and the first year the plants are very small with tiny f...Read More
I see many people dislike this plant but it came with the house and I love it. It is growing out of the lava rock bed next to the house a...Read More
Accidentally discovered a way to control this weed and improve its bloom season. In the spring, wait until it starts to sprout up before...Read More
I no longer plant this species, and I try to eradicate it where I find it in clients' gardens.
It spreads very aggressive...Read More
I think when you buy a plant, it should be labeled as potentially invasive. This is a beautiful plant, but very aggravating. I've fought...Read More
I love this plant, it has bright pink flowers and spreads once planted. It is a strong perennial knowing that boston winters are a pain i...Read More
i love this plant, very showy with its flower starting white and then turning pink. ofcourse is invasive, but easy to pull out(dont we ha...Read More
I planted this in a few of my raised brick beds last year as a mid-summer space-filler. In a matter of a month the runners were everywhe...Read More
VERY VERY invasive! Buyer BEWARE!! This plant has jumped the flower bed and spread to cracks in the sidewalk and everywhere. I am find...Read More
Very invasive. Can survive without being watered, even in Vegas. But my Desert Tortoise loves them.
When I lived at my old place, my next door neighbor had them growing along the front of her house. I thought the pink flowers were rathe...Read More
I'm located in Virginia, I like this plant a lot -- it spreads, for sure, but it's easy to pull up. It provides a nice mass of pinkish/w...Read More
Native in my area of coastal South Texas. Evening primrose, often called "butter cup" even though it's pink. Noninvasive in its native ...Read More
Invasive. Invasive. Invasive. I hate it! Pretty on the outside--evil on the inside!
Be sure you and your neighbors...Read More
If anyone has had success in eradicating this weed that is promoted as a desirable drought tolerant xeriscape perennial please post it he...Read More
Why does the plant's description say that all parts of the plant are poisonous yet every other site says every part of the plant is edibl...Read More
Extemely invasive! Beware unless you plant this in an area that you want covered, you will be constantly pulling it up!
Spread is rampant and prolific....very invasive, and hard to irradicate.
As stated multiple times, this can be invasive. However, it doesn't "choke" out other plants, just grows around them (in my experience)...Read More
This is a very drought tolerant plant and is great for a hillside or other dry areas where little else will grow. I use it along the stri...Read More
Yes, it's invasive. It's taking over one of my beds, but, it blends in nicely with the other plants in the bed without choking them out....Read More
About 5 years ago this came up in my garden after I planted a wildflower mix and it has been coming up every April and May ever since. I...Read More
Plant stops blooming when it gets wet. Best to not water at all. It will stop blooming after rain. As soon as it dries out it blooms aga...Read More
This flower grows well in Bucks County, PA. My barber let me take a root cutting, and I now have three nice stands of Evening Primrose (s...Read More
I planted one three years ago in a flower bed and it has spread out a little bit and filled out the flower bed nicely, but it is not so i...Read More
This is a beautiful plant that spreads like the devil. (1 year+2 plants= covered about 40 sq ft) I resorted to letting it bloom and then ...Read More
Stay away from this pretty devil of a plant!! One small pot took over my whole garden and has resisted constant weeding and several appl...Read More
I like this plant and I have no problem with it taking over. My problem is the little black worms that are taking over my Mexican Primros...Read More
I dug up some river rock that had been embedded in cement in my back yard when I bought my home, which had suffered from years of neglect...Read More
Last fall we ripped out dozens of 30 year old, 40 foot shrubs that had grown into a solid green wall around the property we bought from t...Read More
We have found this plant to be completely invasive. One plant has tried to take over our garden
Wow! This is one of the most invasive plants I have ever seen! In it's first year it spread rampantly in soil that isn't much more than...Read More
This plant grows wild in Wyoming on the plains. A certain amount of moisture at the right time is necessary, or it doesn't come up in the...Read More
For Southern California, it's good for dry banks and areas you seldom water. Mine starts blooming in early March and goes until we get a...Read More
Don't plant this in an area where you don't want it to overtake everything. Less agressive neighboring plants will suffer unless you are...Read More
Absolutely beautiful! I love invasive...LOL.
I think the negative comments are not fair on this plant. It does what it's suppose t...Read More
put in one plant, it keeps popping up all over, the more I pull the more come back, it's very showy, I should have listened to another cu...Read More
This plant (or a near relative) grows wild along the road in Kansas. I often admired it, and finally stopped to dig some for my garden. ...Read More
I have found this plant to be EXTREMELY INVASIVE. I imported sandy soil to do my xeriscape so that may have something to do with the plan...Read More
There should be an option for a DOUBLE NEGATIVE!! Never ever plant this is a residential garden unless you want a lot of weeds with a fe...Read More
When I bought my home an in-ground entryway bed was full of these. I pulled them only because I wanted the bed to be a cactus garden. I a...Read More
Small bees collect pollen from the flowers, but are unlikely to pollinate them. The size and length of the stamens and stigma suggest tha...Read More
One plant. One single plant covered an entire yard. We rip it out and cheer the rabbits that eat it. It's actually beautiful in bloom, bu...Read More
A most beautiful plant!!! I bought mine for $3.90 and forgot about it. It got very tall, wilted and began to lose it's leaves many times ...Read More
I received 10 or 15 plants from my neighbor in June of this year and now have around 100 of them all over the place. When they pop up so...Read More
I live in AZ and planted this plant this year and just love the flower but right after the first 100 degree day some of the plants had no...Read More
This has always been my favorite Texas wildflower since childhood. For some reason, it refuses to naturally spread into my small acreage...Read More
I live in zone 7 and have not found this plant to be invasive. I do grow it in shade so that be may be a factor. My plant stays small wit...Read More
This plant is amazing! I bought two little sprigs for 50 cents at the end of the season last year and it has filled part of my garden! Th...Read More
I love these flowers. They are taking over most of my yard, but that's fine with me. I live in Las Vegas where the temps can get up to ...Read More
The primrose is a wonderful plant with beautiful flowers that make the country side totally charming during Spring here in Texas. I have...Read More
I'm with all the other 'positives' out there. Known to the indigenous in So. Cal as Grandmother's Necklace, the "invasive" quality so ob...Read More
I've had oenothera speciosa in my garden for 2 years, and I love it. I understand that it can be invasive and problemmatic, but in our he...Read More
Very pretty, clear pink, papery flowers. Although they're not noted for their smell. I detected the nicest, soft, Earl Grey, or Bubbl...Read More
This is my favorite wildflower (south TX) and it comes back every year in the same spots in my yard. It has never been invasive. Maybe t...Read More
I'm new to CA - zone 8/9.5, and found this flower beautiful and easy to grow. YES it is invasive. I planted it next to lavender, which it...Read More
I have observed the plant in different places (different plants) in colors ranging form white to palest pink to a deeper pink.
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This plant has been growing in my garden for the past 5 years. It was originally 5 seedlings that I planted and I had always worried abou...Read More
I also like this plant. If you don't mind pulling it, to keep it under control. The flowers are beautiful. It's a great potted plant.
Although the plant blooms beautifully in Arizona, we have discovered a problem with this particular plant. We have it planted near our k...Read More
Invasive weed! I can't get rid of it and it never blooms as nicely for me as in the pictures posted here. If it would bloom and look ni...Read More
I like this plant, I can see where it can be invasive (even in zone 4) but if you put it in a area you don't mind it spreading in (a encl...Read More
This plant has taken over my garden, and I am constantly trying to weed it out. I have tried everything to rid my garden of this plant, b...Read More
DURABLE...!! well suited for use in sidewalk medians/cracks/crevices as it tolerates mowing. Can be very invasive though removal by pul...Read More
To propagate in frost-free regions, dig up and replant bits of the rhizomes showing sprouts near the end of dormancy. Plant in containers...Read More
It can be a nice filler plant, but it WILL take over if you're not careful. I thin this plant by the handfuls several times a year to ke...Read More