Hogweed



In Dutch, this plant is called Berenklauw, or Bears claw. A much nicer name than Hogweed, I think! We have a lot of them in my province and in the city I live in and they are actually considered a pest, since they overgrow all other plants and it is not an original plant for this area.

I do like them, and I think they are excellent on photographs!

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  1. Lark 13 July 2018 at 21:30

    Your photos are always great! :)

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    1. Bettina Grissen14 July 2018 at 07:45

      Thank you so much! That means a lot to me.

      Kind regards,

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  2. Jenny13 July 2018 at 23:56

    Some pesty weeds are the best!

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  3. Ginette B14 July 2018 at 19:11

    As long as it's regular hogweed / Bärenklau, I agree with you. However... the plant commonly called 'giant hogweed' (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a different thing as it's highly toxic and causes severe phytophotodermatitis. It's an invasive species in our part of the world (apparently it was introduced as an 'ornamental plant'!!!), and since it's so dangerous / poisonous, I do understand the concern. Just saying...

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    1. Bettina Grissen15 July 2018 at 10:22

      All true, but my point is that they look amazing. And I do not roll around in them! :-)

      Kind regards,

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    2. Ginette B15 July 2018 at 13:07

      Good for you :-) And I agree, they do look great.

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    3. Bettina Grissen16 July 2018 at 17:17

      And you are right, they overgrow everything and are considered a huge problem. But I cannot help but like them, since they are so pretty!

      Kind regards,

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