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Invasive plant identification please
evans.julia
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I have an unoccupied house next to mine and an invasive plant has grown in my garden from theirs. Does anyone know what it is and what I could do about it? Thanks. 
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https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=2538
They pop up in my garden now and then - courtesy of the birds that eat the berries.
They do taste of nutmeg too, I've tried them
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
That looks like Leycesteria formosa aka Himalayan honeysuckle
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/leycesteria-formosa/
A lovely garden plant and great for wildlife ... pollinators love the flowers and birds love the berries. That’s probably how the seeds arrive in your garden.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
But you need to be patient.
Once sprayed it can take a couple of weeks before you see growth dying back.
It is absorbed through the leaves and becomes inactive when it hits the soil.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.