Good looking but hardly innocent
I call creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) the evil twin because it looks just like ladybells, (Adenophora confusa), only it is aggressively spreading and ineradicable, and ladybells is well-behaved.
So they say.
Categories: Plant info · Native/Invasive
Keywords: adenophora · bellflower · campanula · invasive plants · ladybells · thugs
Isn’t this a stunning specimen of Polygonum cuspidatum? The generous rainfall we’ve had this season has brought it into top form. Too bad it’s on America’s Most Wanted list. Yes, this is Japanese knotweed, aka Japanese bamboo, Mexican bamboo, fleeceflower, and Fallopia japonica. (I’ve been told that it’s also known as privy weed, but I […]
Categories: Plant info · What's up/blooming · Pests, Plagues, and Varmints · Native/Invasive
Keywords: impatiens · invasive plants · japanese bamboo · japanese knotweed · jewelweed · native plants · polygonum · weeds
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