Pretty Flower or Invasive Weed?
Fig buttercup is considered to be an invasive species.
The fig buttercup is taking over lawns all over the Philadelphia area. As I drove through the area over the past two weeks, I noted it in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Bala Cynwyd, Haverford, Media, Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Media, Conshohocken, Radnor, Merion, Wayne, Wynnewood just to name a few places. In some places, it’s one small plant and in others, there is nothing but a sea of yellow flowers. Two years ago, I would have looked at fig buttercup and thought how pretty those flowers looked, but no more. My husband and I bought a house with a side yard that has been invaded by the plant. The first year we were in the house, we thought the flowers looked nice, but we were moving in and didn’t have time to consider it more. Last year, we noticed …
John Dallas Bowers
8:04 pm on Monday, April 9, 2012
Not enough choices in the poll. I love the yellow flowers but would prefer thick, healthy grass. Since that's not going to happen, I admire whatever's growing and simply call it "natural beauty." more ›