
False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta
False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta showing berries, flowers and tendrils free of suckers. For more, check out my blog

False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia with detail of the grey bark and of one opened seed pod

Entire leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius
Entire leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius sprig showing leaf rosette, berries, and detail of one flower. For more on Cotoneassters, check out my blog

Entire leaved cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius
Entire leaved cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius detail of small leaf rosette, one berry, and the underside of a leaf.

Broad leaved rush Juncus planifolius
Broad leaved rush Juncus planifolius showing its growth habit, wide leaves, and flowering spike. Botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper

Brazilian Giant rhubarb Gunnera manicata
Brazilian Giant rhubarb Gunnera manicata showing a flowering spike in front of one of the plant’s gigantic leaves

Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis
Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis showing the large pink flowers and pale succulent leaves

Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera with details of flower, seed and seed pods, stem, roots, and growth habit.

Himalalyan knotweed Persicaria wallichii
Himalalyan knotweed Persicaria wallichii showing a plant and close up of one flower.

Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria
Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria showing one enormous leaf and a crimson tinged flowering spike

Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria
Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Detail habit drawing

Giant knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis
Giant knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis showing numerous drooping flowers, large leaves, stem section and detail of the orange underground rhizome

Few flowered leek Alium paradoxum
Few flowered leek Alium paradoxum showing flowers and fruit, with cross section of stem and one leaf.

Perfoliate Alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum
Perfoliate Alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum

Monbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiliiflora
Monbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiliiflora plant showing orange flowers and corms

Mile a minute weed Asiatic tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum
Mile a minute weed Asiatic tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum showing the distinctive blue berries and the pale green leaves. Stems have sharp spines.

Japanese rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese rose Rosa rugosa showing magenta petals, bright green foliage and large red rosehips

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica showing subterranean roots

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica without roots
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica without roots. Illustration shows details of the small white flowers and winged seed.

Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica showing white flowers, dark green leaves and black berries

Hybrid knotweed Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis
Hybrid knotweed Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis showing stem, flowers, leaves, and typical growth habit

Stonecrop or New Zealand Pygmyweed Crassula helmsii
Stonecrop or New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii showing two of its three different growth habits

Spanish bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica
Spanish bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica showing pale blue flowers and differences between this and the native Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. For more, please see my blog on telling the difference between these species.dark anthers, blue anthers,

Skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanus
Skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanus showing the glossy leaves and yellow lily like flowers.