A home gardener recently played detective after a nursery attempted to sell them a plant they believed was invasive. The gardener turned to the r/gardening subreddit for advice from fellow plant enthusiasts.
The gardener shared their concern, stating, “A nursery in Georgia is telling me that this plant is a yellow flowering Bignonia capreolata (native crossvine). This is an absolute dead ringer for the extremely invasive Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat’s claw vine).”
They expressed frustration, adding, “It really makes me angry that a business would give me the runaround like this after taking my money, but I want to be 100% sure before I tarnish their reputation publicly. No one should be turning a buck by deceptively spreading invasive species.”
After receiving feedback from several sources and commenters, the gardener appears to have confirmed that the plant sold to them was indeed the invasive cat’s claw vine.
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