I don't mind admitting this anymore but... I've planted more than my fair share of invasive plants that I had no idea were invasive.
I had a landscaper who told me that I needed to plant Burning Bushes here because they would really make a statement in my front yard. They made a statement all right. In my front yard and in the neighbor's front yard and in the woods. I tore out all 12 about 4 years ago. You know what's interesting, when I asked why he sold them to me, he stated "they weren't against the law to sell yet".
*I also planted Russian Olives here- loved the shimmery leaves.
*Bradford and Cleveland Pears- I was told they'd grow fast, real fast and that they were sterile.
*Then there were the gorgeous White Mulberries I planted.
*Lemme see, the Lily of the Valley is special, real special.
*And I just loved that Snow All Summer until it showed up on the other side of my driveway the very next year.
*Mustn't forget the 100 plugs of English Ivy I bought from Wally World... I'm still battling those to this day and I swear they are trying to penetrate my foundation to come inside.
*I then wanted to plant wildflowers so I broadcast 20 (not one) packs of Dame's Rocket seed into the front of my yard. It was fun pulling up all of those before they went to seed once I found out what those really were. The seed packet said they naturalized well. Yup, they naturalized well all right.
Add all that I planted above to what was already here (Buckthorn, Japanese Honeysuckle, Porcelain Berry Vine, Yellow Flag Iris, Bittersweet Nightshade, Phragmitese, Purple Loosestrife, Crown Vetch, Queen Anne's Lace, Narrow Leaf Cattail, Reed Canary Grass, Japanese Knotweed, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie, Canada & Bull Thistle, Teasel, Reed Canary Grass, Periwinkle which is Vinca Minor and Major, Multiflora Rosa, and I'm sure I'm missing a few) and this place should have been dubbed "Invasive Acres". Live and learn.
If somebody would have offered to donate money to the NASC to destroy my lot, the NASC would be very well off right now. Very well off!
Rose, are you sure you want to say no bid is necessary? Ten bucks is ten bucks. 0zzy knew what they were when he bid and I was relatively sure by your description that I knew what you had. April bid on my pearlwort photo. There's an auction out there to save 0zzy's skink and an auction on nothing. Personally, I think you should set some aside for next year's auction. I'm sure I'll be able to round up some Purple Loosestrife or lily of The Valley for next year. Maybe we could go in joint- your Yellow Flag combined with my Purple Loosestrife and Lily of The Valley. Now if we could just find somebody to toss in Kudzu or Salt Cedar we'd have it made.