• Invasives

    Nandina domestica – Early Warning

    MAY-JUNE 2018 – Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) hasn’t been reported in Connecticut … yet. We normally don’t highlight invasives until they’re on the radar of the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG – cipwg.uconn.edu) but we’re making an exception for this plant. Keep your eye out and you may be the first to spot it. It’s better to catch these things early because it increases the chance that new invasives will be found and eradicated before they establish a foothold. People in the invasive field call it EDRR (Early Detection Rapid Response). This is increasingly important as climate change brings us a new suite of invaders. Not actually…