Thread: Giant Hogweed
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Old 06-12-2002, 01:47 PM
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Default Giant Hogweed

in article , MC Emily at
wrote on 6/12/02 11:31 am:

"Michael Berridge" wrote

It is a notifiable weed and it is illegal to allow it to set seed.


As is Ragwort but no one seems to know that around here - especially the
Council!!

Jaqy


We think councils have virtually given up on ragwort! However, it won't do
the harm to humans (AFAIK) that Giant Hogweed will. A friend of ours had a
run-in with the latter last year and was quite dreadfully ill, plus
retaining photosensitivity.
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