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Felicity20Felicity20 Posts: 12
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Can anyone tell me what this is please, and does it like to spread. Many Thanks 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2018
    That's Himalayan Balsam ... yes, it spreads at an exponential rate

    http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/himalayan-balsam

    Do not allow it to seed if you value your neighbours' goodwill.  It catapults it's seeds over fences ... I was one of the neighbours on the receiving end ... we moved house.  ;)

    Ok, it wasn't the only reason, but it didn't endear us to the street once the dreaded HB had become endemic there. 



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Felicity20Felicity20 Posts: 12
    Thanks @Dovefromabove for the heads up, shall be getting rid of the rest of it ASAP. 
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    A pity it's so invasive, the flowers are beautiful.  The first time I saw it, I took home some seeds but they weren't ripe - thank goodness.
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