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Title: We're being invaded!!
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Published: Aug 10, 2005
Author: 4um
Post Date: 2005-08-10 22:22:23 by Zipporah
Keywords: invaded!!, Were, being
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NAW this isnt an illegal immigration thread. But it sort of is. We're being invaded by an introduced plant commonly called the Giant Hogweed. The above photos are of the Giant Hogweed which is spreading across the country and CAPPS brought this to my attention and I thought I would share the info as many on 4 are gardeners and even if you aren't this invasion plant can find its way into your yard or patio garden. Giant Hogweed is a member of the carrot or parsley family and its most impressive characteristic is its massive size. It looks like Queen's Anne Lace on STEROIDS. It's commonly seen on roadways and near streams but can show up in your garden. DON'T try to eradicate it yourself. VERY toxic! Giant hogweed is a public health hazard... The toxic sap, clear and watery, contains a substance that causes painful blisters. The blisters emerge when skin coated with the sap is exposed to sun. The combination of sap and sun produces painful burning blisters that may develop into purplish, blackened scars. Keep children away from this plant and use extreme caution when handling it. Plants may be dug-out, but care should be taken to remove much of the root stalk. This can be difficult and unpleasant. Mowing serves only to stimulate budding on the perennating rootstalk, but might be successful if done consistently and persistently enough to starve the rootstalk.
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#4. To: Zipporah (#0)
Where's this weed come from originally?
It's native to the Caucasus region of Asia near the Caspian Sea. It was introduced as a cultivated plant introduced in Europe and the US. The Victorians who seemed to like the weird and bizarre used it as an ornamental and became a pest but it's spreading quickly across the US.
Skin Reaction to Giant Hogweed Sap It’s a tall majestic plant, but Don’t Touch It! Don’t Plant It! Common Sense Methods of Dealing with Giant Hogweed DON’T touch of handle plants using your bare hands! DON’T allow children to play in hogweed. They may sometimes use the long hollow stems for telescopes or peashooters. DON’T transplant Giant Hogweed, plant its seeds or give away plants or seeds. DO wash immediately with soap and water if hogweed sap contacts your skin. Dead Stems After producing seeds in late summer, the plants die, leaving stems standing into winter. At this point seeds have been shed to germinate the following spring or in future years.
Gack! Nasty looking That pic looks like dandelions on growth hormones!
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#5. To: Willie Green (#4)
#10. To: Zipporah (#5)
#11. To: CAPPSMADNESS (#10)
#14. To: Zipporah (#11)
Oh look! another evil plant invasion in our parts!
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