Spring gardening season brings a rush of excitement, glossy seed catalogs, and dreams of lush greenery taking over every empty patch of soil. But hidden among the innocent-looking plants at garden centers and online listings are botanical rebels that lawmakers would rather you never plant at all. Some of these greenery glamour stars grow too aggressively, choke out native species, or cause serious environmental damage once they escape the yard fence.
Before you dig that first hole, it’s worth knowing which plants could land you on the wrong side of local regulations—and why states are cracking down on them with surprising intensity.
