Japanese knotweed can be a homeowner's nightmare. If it is left untreated it grows at a phenomenal rate and can quickly cover gardens - as well as outbuildings and homes when it spreads. Invasive plan ...
The potentially fatal plant, called hemlock, has been washing up on Cornwall beaches much to the concern of locals. Also known as hemlock water-dropwort and hemlock root, it is common in shallow ...
Japanese knotweed, a terrestrial herbaceous plant that is in the Polygonaceae family, invades along rivers, streams, roads, and in disturbed areas or where dumped. It prefers full sun and rich soils ...
Some invasive plants can rapidly take over gardens and spread to neighbouring properties. They can also stray into outbuildings and some, such as Japanese knotweed, can damage homes as their roots ...
and also larger than the similar leaves of invasive Japanese knotweed produces flower stalks that contain numerous clusters of small, green-white flowers develops a massive rhizome system below ground ...
Native to Asia, knotweeds were introduced to North America as an ornamental plant. They can spread into natural areas growing quickly and forming dense monocultures, reducing habitat diversity, ...