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Invasive Perennials …Beware!

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Invasive perennials become “weeds” in a garden when the environment is in the plant’s comfort zone. Rocky Mountain gardens where plants are not as vigorous grow slower and shorter so we get away with growing some of the invasive perennials that are notoriously difficult to control in other areas of the country. However, the invasive perennials we DO have really like to call our Mountains home. Some Characteristics of Invasive Perennials: They often grow an underground root called a “stolon” that moves underground to propagate. They reseed readily. They are extremely hardy and vigorous when growing in a certain environment. Often, they are planted to solve a “problem” in an area...