What is the lovely WEED blooming this time of year?
Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) and its close cousin, Himalayan Knotweed (P. polystachyum) are all abloom this time year, leading the curious to ask, “what is that flossy flower along the streams of the North Coast?” Some call it lovely, as did the gardeners and nursery owners who imported it at the turn of the 20th [...]