are these plants invasive?

i've purchased some roots and rhizmes and before I plant here in zone 5, i would like to know if these are "mistake" plants. :-)

Clematis
Peony
Daylily
Anemone
Rhubarb
Lily of the Valley
Bleeding Heart
Liatrus

I have woods that run along the back line of my property. I planned on putting the daylilies there. Also on the other side of my shed, along the woods, a shade aread where no grass will grow,I planned on putting the lily of the valley and bleeding heart. I'm aware that these are spreaders and I want them to spread somewhat, I just don't want them taking over anything I might want to plant in front of them or around them too. or be battling them for life :-) (like folks were descriing the mint, tick seed coreopsis etc.. in the mistakes thread)

I have a unique circumstance to work with. I live with chronic pain. I need to design my gardens so that they are low care. That is why I was going to plant the daylilies in some of the wooded areas. If I need to do some dividing every few years, that is ok, I just can't have to do a "lot" to all my plants every year and if a year goes by where I do nothing or can't do it and have to leave it to the next year, it won't be disastrous.

Question: is the word "naturalizing" the same as invasive?

all and any advise greatly needed and appreciated. :-)

None of the plants you list have I ever seen described as invasive.
As far as vegetable gardening goes, I do not know your circumstances, but in the course of my reading this year I came across suggestions and plans for an elevated garden in the book "Square foot Gardening". Perhaps this is something you could do. I know my Dad has set up gardens like that for people who are in whellchairs, and one who has severe arthritis and can't bend easily.

Those look like good choices for easy care. Lily of the valley and anemone are both spreaders so keep that in mind. Daylilies & peonies are great low-maintenance plants that can be left undisturbed for years. You may want to plant lots of different kinds of both considering there's so many hybrids available. They both require a good sunny location to do there best. If they get too much shade they may not bloom as well. My old fashioned bleeding heart stays in a nice clump. The clump gets larger but it doesn't spread. Check out the this link for some other zone 5 easy-care perennials

http://www.zone5gardening.com/plantselection.htm

I don't think any of those are invasive in the usual sense of the word. They spread outwards from a central base, but they don't take over the world, the way mints do.

"Naturalized" and "invasive" are not the same things. A naturalized plant is one that was domesticated but which now grows wild, as if it belonged there. For instance, i have both perennial poppies and jonquils that grow where they will on the property. They've been naturalized from stock that some previous owner had planted.

thank you for the information. it appears i'm headed in the right direction anyhow. :-)

debi

I don't know about anyone else, but lily-of-the-valley is a terribly invasive plant as far as I'm concerned. It's great in a spot all by itself where it won't go into other plants. But once it invades, it's very difficult to get out. Every little piece left behind will regenerate into a new plant again.

I do love the smell of it though. I have it in a narrow space between my sidewalk and house. There is nothing else planted there and there is nowhere else for it to go.

liatris if not dead headed can seed around, but seedlings don't bother me. They are easy to pull. I wouldn't be without it in my garden.

My neighbor has Lili-of-the-Valley in a bed adjacent to her black-top driveway. After several years, she now has them emerging through the blacktop several inches away! Mine... which came from her, get far less sun and I really wish they would spread so I'd have more!
-darius