We have this prolific plant behind the Lyme Public Hall. We’ve cut it three times and now have covered it with tarps. The more you look around Lyme, the more you’ll see, which is what has led to the Lyme “Nix the Knotweed Day on Tuesday, Jul. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. when…
Japanese Knotweed: Invasive in Connecticut Polygonum cuspidatum, Fallopia japonica is sometimes called Mexican Bamboo but is neither. It’s native to Eastern Asia and has many common names including Hancock’s curse, Himalayan fleece vine, monkeyweed, tiger stick and donkey rhubarb. History According to the University of Leicester, it arrived at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in August…