{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden","author_name":"Rosie Lerner","author_url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/author\/rosie\/","title":"Use Caution With Spreading Plants - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eHZ9XliFpM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/use-caution-with-spreading-plants\/\">Use Caution With Spreading Plants<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/use-caution-with-spreading-plants\/embed\/#?secret=eHZ9XliFpM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Use Caution With Spreading Plants&#8221; &#8212; Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\" data-secret=\"eHZ9XliFpM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"People often select plants first for their beauty and second for their functionality in the garden. Frequently, we don\u2019t know or don\u2019t consider a plant\u2019s behavior when we\u2019re selecting them. Almost by definition, a species that is an effective ground cover will have a spreading habit. But does that make the species aggressive or invasive? There can be much confusion about the meaning of the terms aggressive and invasive. Some plants, given their optimal habitat,...Read more about [Read More]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/Vinca_minor-300x225.jpg"}