In message , Jake
writes
On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:39:27 +0100, Spider wrote:

This is, I believe, the identity of the weed which perniciously invades
part of my garden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitetop

http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/tallwhitetop/

http://jennwarren.hubpages.com/hub/C...oxious-Weeds-I
n-Your-Lawn-and-Garden


Sorry for all the links, but this weed has been the bane of my life for
30 years. I *may* be just starting to see its grip loosening. I've
even risked planting that part of my garden again (except for one
corner). Previously, I've never dared move a wanted plant from that
area of the garden to another for fear of spreading it. I dream of the
day I never see another leafy spring rosette. Pedipalps crossed.

Oh dear. TBH, I've never heard of this weed being found in the UK
before. I must lead a very sheltered life.


There's a largish colony by a canal bank a couple of miles away from me,
but it's scarce of much of the country. It tends to be southeastern and
coastal.
Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay. We don't yet have a
"dah dah dah dah dee dee deeee" theme tune but we're working on it.

There are a couple of recorded sites at the east end of Swansea Bay, but
there could be less than 50 sites in the whole of Wales.

Can't tell astilbe from aranthus
But I can from an acanthus!

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley