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Bitter Bittersweet
Beautiful, as invasive species go.
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In the fall/winter, I always get people asking me the name of this plant on walks. I hate having to tell them it’s invasive.
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I pick bittersweet for Thanksgiving-Fall decorations with greens outside on our lamp post and just attach a red bow for Christmas-invasive like you can’t believe. wish i had never planted it on our rock wall adjoining the woods.
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Patrick
In the fall/winter, I always get people asking me the name of this plant on walks. I hate having to tell them it’s invasive.
sally teschon
I pick bittersweet for Thanksgiving-Fall decorations with greens outside on our lamp post and just attach a red bow for Christmas-invasive like you can’t believe. wish i had never planted it on our rock wall adjoining the woods.