Sigh, another invasive plant

[spinbaby]

We bought our house in 2016. For the next two years I noticed a lovely patch of bright blue flowers along the hedge. Suddenly this spring , I’ve got tiny blue flowers in everything—in the lawn, in the day lilies—everywhere. I’ve identified them as Siberian squill and it turns out they’re an invasive species, one of many the previous homeowner planted. I wish people would google “invasive species” before they planted.

[cyclonefence]

1. Squills are gorgeous en masse

and they expire early in spring. I don't think they choke out other plants, like monarda does. I wouldn't worry at all about those squills. I think you're lucky to have them!

[we can do it]

2. I agree.

[Siwsan]

3. I have those. The White are opening and the Blue will, soon

I don't mind them, at all. They bloom when the Daffodils and Grape Hyacinth open and I think they are lovely.

I'm going to be relocating a bunch of Grape Hyacinth, and some Squill to a pointed, sharp inclined area in my back lot, that's too steep and narrow to mow, with the rider mower. They can take over and spread as much as they want, back there. My hope is they become so dense, they will keep weeds from taking over.

[japple]

4. Are they the same thing as Spanish bluebells?

A friend gave some to my parents years ago. Now they are everywhere. They look beautiful when they're blooming and then they die back. Let all your friends know that you have them to share. They can dig up a big clump to plant in their yard.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. They do spread, but the good thing is that they're ephemerals

and will disappear within a few weeks after they've bloomed. The leaves that remain can be mowed like grass.

[spinbaby]

6. They're at least attractive

There is that. I just can’t get over how they’re suddenly in everything.