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LadyDi
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LadyDi
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LadyDi
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LadyDi
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LadyDi
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Hi Lady Di. I'm afraid to say that it think it is JKW. I assume its in your garden? If you can get some strong weed killer such as glyphosate and pour it into the hollow stems you will be making a start in killing it though it will take several applications
Oh no devastated
this is in a property we are buying but have permission to clear the garden
Any advise much appreciated ?
I think it looks more like a Leycesteria formosa (himalayan honeysuckle) that has been cut down.
Is there any more of it about? Can you show a photo of the whole plant?
LadyDi. The people selling the property should have made you aware of JKW. Here is a link that I hope will be useful for you. It has a lot of information in it.
https://www.onthemarket.com/content/buying-or-selling-a-property-affected-by-japanese-knotweed/
One of the scary things mentioned in this article, which should be paid heed to is that a few sprigs belie the huge amount of roots below the surface, any little bit of which - if broken off - will regenerate. Some mortgage companies will not issue mortgages to properties infested with JKW
Gosh fidgetbones, I do hope for LadyDi's sake it is Leycesteria. Fingers crossed. I wasn't sure that Leycesteria had hollow stems.
It does. Also fennel cut down has hollow stems like that, but feathery foliage. I think JKW usually has red spotty stems, while Leycesteria I have had has smooth green stems like that. I use the hollow stems for bug boxes.
I trhought at first the stems were just bamboo but when I saw the pictures of the leaves that LadyDi had uploaded I realised it wasn't bamboo.
I showed the garden centre lady today she said it was bamboo and the leaves were bindweed
oh gosh I could cry so worried
The one thing is it has no red speckles !
Ooooh LadyDi - so the leaves DON'T belong to the stems?