ID please

debs64

debs64

Growing in woods nearby

debs64

Can any of you clever people ID this beautiful plant? Growing in woods near Birmingham 

bertrand-mabel

Himalayan balsam. A lovely looking plant but very invasive.

Dovefromabove

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/07/himalayan-balsam-uk-volunteers-urged-to-help-to-battle-invasive-weed

A neighbour planted a couple in his garden … within a few years it had invaded most of the gardens in the street. 

😡 

Ergates

Big problem down here in Devon. Spreads along waterways. Every year there are campaigns for volunteers to remove swathes of the stuff growing beside our local streams. Yes, it is very beautiful to look at though.

debs64

Thanks, my son spotted it on a woodland walk with my granddaughter I assume it’s not native to the UK? 

Dovefromabove

The clue is in the name …..
it’s from the area around the Himalayas 😉 

Biglad

We have a local group that go out on a weekly basis specifically to remove this.

debs64

goodness Gracious I hadn’t realised. Thanks for all the information. 

Dovefromabove

It might be a good idea to notify your local Wildlife Trust or someone in case it’s a recent occurrence they don’t know about … then they can organise its clearance.