Texas Gardening: Texans - What is the worst garden thug you have planted?, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
Today I think the worst is the Obedient Plant. I heard tales of how this plant spread but it is so pretty and was very well contained that I ignored those warnings. Last year I decided I needed to move it which created a nightmare! It's spread further out from the original spot now. If it reseeded that could be some of the problem but I SWEAR that any tiny little bit of root that came out with the original clump and fell to the ground rooted and spread. The worst part is that I transplanted the original plant in about 4 different spots!! I'm afraid to dig them out! I need to post a big NEGATIVE and explain why in the PlantFiles for those who actually read the reviews.

I also planted Evening Primroses on purpose. The white ones that I dug out of someone's yard are somewhat under control now since they never got to bloom a second time before I yanked them out. The pink ones are about 10 times the size of the wild ones! They are pretty and doing exactly what I wanted them to do which is choke out some Bermuda and make me a "wildflower slope" like Frostweed BUT they go and go and go and I'm not sure HOW to keep them from spreading all over the neighbor's yard now. Oh my....

I also planted the tall Goldenrod on purpose because I've always loved it. So far it is spreading but not venturing too far from the original spot. I think I am going to have to go out tho and pull some out and maybe cut the runners and see what that will do.

Lemonbalm is becoming a real nuisance too. I thought my plant was growing really big this year only to find out it was a million smaller plants under it! It has reseeded all over the place too. It smells good when you pull it out tho.

...and this pic was over a month ago