I first saw this plant growing out of a rock ledge on a dirt road. It was in bloom and I didn't recognize it. I took a piece to root at h...Read Moreome and identify. That was 10 years ago. I now have 3 medium sized shrubs growing in light shade. They get no attention. Zone 6. Very pretty and underrated for a naturalized setting. I have had no problems with it being invasive.
It is a pretty and clean shrub from East Asia. It is not well known to the gardening public or to many in the nursery trade. Some landsca...Read Morepe architects and designers know and use it. I have not seen it very much. Once in northern Illinois and twice in Pennsylvania. Many arboretums have some in their collections. My only concern is that it can escape cultivation by birds eating the black berries and join a number of Eurasian plants invading North America. I have not seen it be a horrible invasive, but others have. I know of only one plant escaped into the woods from the ones planted at an abandoned estate in se PA.
INVASIVE in natural areas...forms thickets and crowds out native plants. Do not plant this. It is a weed introduced from Asia. I have it ...Read Morein my yard and am trying to eradicate it. Tons of seeds, plants come up everywhere. Too bad, it's pretty when it flowers and creates a good barrier. But it's being systematically killed and pulled in my yard. Replacing it with dogwood.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY (Zone 6b) | May 2011 | positive
This is absolutely one of my spring favorites. I planted some in sun, part sun, and shade. The ones with at least half day sun have many ...Read Moremore blooms and have grown faster. I have not found them to be invasive, but if they are, I'll just pull them and pass them on. They are worth any possible inconvenience.
I've grown Rhodotypos on 3 different sites and never found it to sucker. I did not know it to be an invasive exotic but would concur that...Read More it is a very fertile plant.
It is in the Rose family and, as such, is lumped in with Spireas. The flowers are lovely and profuse, the "jetbeads" are abundant, attractive, and persist in the winter making its winter aspect very pleasing. Unpruned, the plant has a very pleasing branching pattern that also looks good in the winter.
A native of Korea, Japan, and China; this plant is highly adaptable to drought, poor drainage, poor soils, shade, compaction, and a wide ...Read Morerange of pH. It suckers like mad and the seed has a high germination rate.
It is reported as being invasive in these states-
DE, IL, MA, MI, NY, PA, VA, WI
*Information from Swearingen, J. 2005. Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas. Plant Conservation Alliance, Alien Plant Working Group.
I first saw this plant growing out of a rock ledge on a dirt road. It was in bloom and I didn't recognize it. I took a piece to root at h...Read More
It is a pretty and clean shrub from East Asia. It is not well known to the gardening public or to many in the nursery trade. Some landsca...Read More
INVASIVE in natural areas...forms thickets and crowds out native plants. Do not plant this. It is a weed introduced from Asia. I have it ...Read More
This is absolutely one of my spring favorites. I planted some in sun, part sun, and shade. The ones with at least half day sun have many ...Read More
I've grown Rhodotypos on 3 different sites and never found it to sucker. I did not know it to be an invasive exotic but would concur that...Read More
A native of Korea, Japan, and China; this plant is highly adaptable to drought, poor drainage, poor soils, shade, compaction, and a wide ...Read More