Thanks Jo47, i will definitely be pulling out the balsam, i will definitely be pulling out the balsam, sound like a lot of people have had a lot of trouble with it,
Just looked up crown daisies, my flower doesn't seem as yellow as that mine is more pale yellow.
The himalyan is a notifiable invasive species so I would get shot, there is an app "Thats Invasive" where you can report it if seen along with other notifiable invasives.
You must not plant in the wild or cause certain invasive and non-native plantsto grow in the wild. This can include moving contaminated soil or plant cuttings. If you do, you can be fined or sent to prison for up to 2 years.
The most commonly found invasive, non-native plants include:
Japanese knotweed
giant hogweed
Himalayan balsam
Rhododendron ponticum
New Zealand pigmyweed (this is banned from sale)
You’re not legally obliged to remove these plants or to control them. However, if you allow Japanese knotweed to grow onto other people’s property you could be prosecuted for causing a private nuisance."
Hope that helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
vjwuk and Dovefromabove, thanks for the info, I not longer live in the UK, I live in Southern Ireland now, I will have to see if i can find a site that I can report it to over here.
I have already pulled out the Himalayan balsam. I'm so glad i asked for the id,
otherwise this could be all over my garden next year.
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My pleasure Lorna
Thanks Jo47, i will definitely be pulling out the balsam, i will definitely be pulling out the balsam, sound like a lot of people have had a lot of trouble with it,
Just looked up crown daisies, my flower doesn't seem as yellow as that mine is more pale yellow.
Thanks Jo.xx
That will be one of my jobs tomorrow, never knew it could be that bad, i'm glad i asked for an id now and people given all this advice.
Thanks Jo.xx
No 10 might be an argyranthemum
Thanks Erics mum, the leafs do look the same.
Thanks for your help.xx
The himalyan is a notifiable invasive species so I would get shot, there is an app "Thats Invasive" where you can report it if seen along with other notifiable invasives.
To clarify:
Himalayan Balsam is not 'notifiable' and is classified as a 'naturalised non-native plant' but invasive.
The legal position is found here https://www.gov.uk/prevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants
In summary it says:
Prevent the spread of invasive, non-native plantsYou must not plant in the wild or cause certain invasive and non-native plants to grow in the wild. This can include moving contaminated soil or plant cuttings. If you do, you can be fined or sent to prison for up to 2 years.
The most commonly found invasive, non-native plants include:
You’re not legally obliged to remove these plants or to control them. However, if you allow Japanese knotweed to grow onto other people’s property you could be prosecuted for causing a private nuisance."
Hope that helps
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
vjwuk and Dovefromabove, thanks for the info, I not longer live in the UK, I live in Southern Ireland now, I will have to see if i can find a site that I can report it to over here.
I have already pulled out the Himalayan balsam. I'm so glad i asked for the id,
otherwise this could be all over my garden next year.
Thanks for your help everyone.xx
just looking at the heuchera and the first one is purple palace. Not definite about the other one but could be something like berry smoothie.
Thank you Simon Inger, will write that down, thank you so much.