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Of the 37 people who said they had removed plants from their stock, 34 could cite which plants. (One person who responded "no" said that they had removed Hedera helix and Vinca.) One filled out the field for plant names by typing “MY GARDEN IS MY DOMAIN”. 2 said that they did not believe that they sell any plants that are currently invasive. Three wrote “all of the above” which I took to mean “all of the plants that I said were invasive” because in all cases the respondent had not said that all five plants were invasive in Q11.

Often the respondents referred to plants by common names, in which case I have put quotes around the name that they used; in those cases the botanical name is my inference. Asterisks (*) indicate the respondent’s original spelling, which I may have misinterpreted.

 

Plants cited

Number of respondents

Respondents’ location

Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife)

18

MI (3), NY (2), MA(2), OR (2), PA (2), NC, VA, OH, MD, ND (“discontinued by law”), NJ, WI

Elaeagnus: E umbellata (Autumn olive), “Russian olive”

7

NY (2), CT, MA, OH, OR, VA

Celastrus  orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet)

4

MA(2), NY, VA

Lonicera  japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)

4

MA, NY, VA, OH

Hedera helix (English ivy)

2

MI, IN

Miscanthus: Miscanthus sinensis (Zebra grass, Silver grass),All Miscanthus” (Silver banner grass, pampas grass)

2

NY, PA

Pennisetum (Buffel grass, Napier grass, fountain grass): “Pennisetum 'mouchy'”*, “Pennisetum 'Moudry'”*

2

NY, PA

Pueraria lobata (Kudzu)

2

NC, TN

Rosa multiflora

2

NC, WV

Vinca (periwinkle): “Vinca minor (species only)”, “Vinca”

2

MI, IN

Acer Platanoides

1

NY

Amelanchier (serviceberry): “dwarf Amelanchier ‘saskatoon’”

1

IN

Arundo (giant reed)

1

CA

Berberris thunbergii (Japanese barberry)

1

ME

Campsis radicans (trumpet creeper)

1

MI

Cortaderia selloana or Miscanthus (“Pampas grass”)

1

CA

Cupaniopsis (“carrotwood std”)

1

FL

Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom)

1

CA

Daucus carota (“Queen Anne’s lace”)

1

NY

Equisetum (marestail or horsetail)

1

IL

Helianthus helianthoides *

1

MI

Hibiscus syriacus “Species Rose of Sharon”

1

OH

Houttuynia (“Houytinia”*)

1

OH

Imperata cylindrica ‘red baron’ (cogon grass)

1

GA

Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag iris)

1

PA

Monarda didyma (scarlet beebalm)

1

MI

Pachysandra

1

MI

Parthnocissus quiquefolia *

1

MI

Rhamnus frangula ‘talcole’ and ‘asplenifolia’ (glossy buckthorn, alder buckthorn)

1

MN

Tamarix  (“Tamarisk”)

1

CA

 

Resources for plant names:

Campbell, Faith (1999) “Plants that hog the garden: invasive plants in the United States” Fine Gardening online edition http://www.taunton.com/fg/features/plants/invasive/1.htm

USDA, NRCS 1999. The PLANTS database (http://plants.usda.gov/plants). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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