Himalayan balsam
Yes, Himalayan balsam - loved by bees, but very invasive, damaging riverbanks and waterways, and covered by legislation here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants
Thanks both - saw it growing alongside a river while on holiday & didn't know what it was. Now I know why there was so much of it & it appeared to be doing very well indeed .
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Himalayan balsam
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes, Himalayan balsam - loved by bees, but very invasive, damaging riverbanks and waterways, and covered by legislation here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks both - saw it growing alongside a river while on holiday & didn't know what it was. Now I know why there was so much of it & it appeared to be doing very well indeed
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