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If the hogweed could walk it would be a Triffid
Invasive plant species thriving in the region
Dustin Walker, The Daily News
Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A cold, wet spring has created perfect conditions for invasive plant species to thrive, say volunteer groups that target them.
Volunteers have encountered thicker patches of broom and hogweed in the central Vancouver Island area while moist soil could provide ideal growing conditions.
Hogweed is also expected to better establish itself in some areas because of the cool spring, said Michael Jessen, who organizes the hogweed control team with the Friends of French Creek Conservation Society.
Hogweed can grow up to five metres in height. Tiny hairs on the plant contain a toxin that blisters and burns the skin, once exposed to sunlight, and can even cause blindness.
Jessen said that the hogweed bloom is about a month behind because of the weather. In three weeks, volunteers will head out to chop the top off the plants to help prevent the spread of seeds.
He said the moist ground conditions will lead to more plants in the future.
"It will be a very serious situation three or four years from now," he said.
Jim Plasteras, manager of parks and operations for the City of Nanaimo, said that all vegetation in city parks has been effected by the moist spring.
"In general, because of the weather we've had this spring, everything is taller and healthier than it usually is this time of year," he said.
People have used invasive plants in their gardens for years; even municipalities planted such shrubs. But since their arrival, these alien species have crept out from backyards and into city parks where they altered the ecosystem.
If the hogweed could walk it would be a Triffid
Invasive plant species thriving in the region
Dustin Walker, The Daily News
Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A cold, wet spring has created perfect conditions for invasive plant species to thrive, say volunteer groups that target them.
Volunteers have encountered thicker patches of broom and hogweed in the central Vancouver Island area while moist soil could provide ideal growing conditions.
Hogweed is also expected to better establish itself in some areas because of the cool spring, said Michael Jessen, who organizes the hogweed control team with the Friends of French Creek Conservation Society.
Hogweed can grow up to five metres in height. Tiny hairs on the plant contain a toxin that blisters and burns the skin, once exposed to sunlight, and can even cause blindness.
Jessen said that the hogweed bloom is about a month behind because of the weather. In three weeks, volunteers will head out to chop the top off the plants to help prevent the spread of seeds.
He said the moist ground conditions will lead to more plants in the future.
"It will be a very serious situation three or four years from now," he said.
Jim Plasteras, manager of parks and operations for the City of Nanaimo, said that all vegetation in city parks has been effected by the moist spring.
"In general, because of the weather we've had this spring, everything is taller and healthier than it usually is this time of year," he said.
People have used invasive plants in their gardens for years; even municipalities planted such shrubs. But since their arrival, these alien species have crept out from backyards and into city parks where they altered the ecosystem. 
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