Re: fallopia japonica 'variegata'


On Sat, 2 Sep 2000 13:32:26 +0100 "Duncan McDougall" <Seeds@btinternet.com> writes:
> I find it horrendous that nurseries over there are actually selling
> Fallopia
> japonica/Polygonum japonicum - Japanese Knotweed. This thug makes
> Purple Loosetrife look like a little old lady.
 
Duncan,
 
Unfortunately, most nurseries and plant distributors here in the States are on the "other side" when it comes to restricting invasive plants.  They'll sell just about anything -- you'd probably be equally horrified to know how many catalogues offer Tree-Of-Heaven!  With a few exceptions, U.S. nurseries are always the first group to offer resistance to any kind of distribution controls or restrictions, balking all the way.  Few of them realize that self-regulation is the best way to avoid government controls.
 
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
 
 
 
 
 


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