The Gunnera plant, also known as giant rhubarb, is a menace to other garden plants and local ecosystems due to its rapid growth in damp habitats. The most common species of giant rhubarb in the UK are ...

We used to scoff at nurseries that advertised gunneras as "Dinosaur Chow." Gunneras couldn't be that old, after all. Everybody knows plant-eating dinosaurs were limited to a diet of tree ferns and ...

Q: When can I transplant my Gunnera? A: Native to Chile and Argentina, Gunnera tinctoria seems to emerge straight out of Jurassic Park. This tropical-looking perennial sports huge, sharply toothed ...

The Gunnera plant, otherwise known as giant rhubarb, thrives in damp habitats and can quickly overwhelm other garden plants causing damage to local ecosystems. As a result of the nuisance it causes, ...

Spring doesn’t work without rain. After 17 days without a drop – such magical mornings! – a first millimetre in the rain gauge offered hope to earthworms hiding deep in their burrows, to increasingly ...

The UK Government is working on banning the giant rhubarb plant, also known as Gunnera, meaning it cannot be sold or cultivated, and those who have it in their gardens must ensure it does not spread.

Gunnera is one of the biggest and most spectacular, architectural, herbaceous plants, commonly thought of as 'giant rhubarb'. The plants need a lot of space because it is difficult to restrict their ...

- Gunnera hamiltonii carries its male and female flowers on separate plants. It is thought that the Stewart Island populations are all male, which severely limits its reproductive capabilities. - Our ...

Exclusive: plant from South America, also known as Gunnera, found to spread rapidly and choke native flora With its dramatic leaves and sprawling structure, the giant rhubarb has long been a popular ...

THE genus Gunnera (Haloragaceae) contains forty species, all herbaceous, ten being endemic to New Zealand. Glands occurring at the bases of leaves become invaded by the blue-green alga Nostoc ...

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