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08.06.2023 - 12:30 / blog.fantasticgardeners.co.uk
Japanese knotweed is one of the most invasive perennials, known for its ability to cause severe damage to properties, no matter if residential or commercial. Sometimes, Japanese knotweed identificationcan be difficult since there are four more species of it and other Japanese knotweed look-alikes.
In this article, we’ll cover how to identify Japanese knotweed, plants mistaken for Japanese knotweed and what to do if you find one in your garden.
Japanese knotweed produces a lot of foliage and vigorously growing stems, which makes the perennial easy to identify but only in the growing season. Below, we’ve listed detailed characteristics of the plant.
There are numerous plants that look like Japanese knotweed, and many homeowners get suspicious when they notice a sudden appearance of an unknown shrub-like plant in their garden. Hence, it’s important for you to get familiar with Japanese knotweed look-alikes and rule out every possibility before panicking.
For example, bindweed also has heart-shaped leaves and looks almost the same way as Japanese knotweed except that it is a climbing plant and will wrap around your trees and walls. Another good example of a plant that looks like Japanese knotweed is the broadleaf dock. The difference here is in the stems, as the broadleaf dock’s stems are shorter.
Below you can find more plants commonly mistaken for Japanese knotweed:
Since it’s not poisonous or something, Japanese knotweed does not pose a threat to people or animals, it cannot physically harm you. However, Japanese knotweed dangers are more financial and concern many homeowners, property sellers and potential property buyers.
If it happens that homeowners discover Japanese knotweed in their garden, they’ll have to face the fact
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