Absolute madness!!!! But I am relieved you don't have to destroy these marvellous plants and they can carry on where they are. Couldn't agree with you more about this complete nonsense!
Very informative and practical. Just shows you exactly what you need to know and no beating around the bush, except for the hacking of the Gunnera of course.
im very thankful i managed to get hold of one right before the ban but i hope they'll rethink it soon. its an amazing plant and there really doesnt seem to be any risk to keeping them.
Great to the point vid and echoes many of the points I made in a vid before Christmas. I’m happy to be enlightened further but as a gardener, this certainly seems a case of a complete overreaction without sufficient evidence or research. I take on board the hybridisation and also acknowledge the genuine invasive problems caused by tinctoria but like you, haven’t seen any evidence of the x cryptica hybrid actually causing any problems. Not a single one of the 100 ish comments on my video have either!
From what Charles says it sounds like this is the mechanism (banned parent) by which the EU will ban a child hybrid plant. In the EU every decision made seems to be the result of a mathematical formula, without any pragmatism.
I recently tried to buy the floating plant water hyacinth but couldn't find them anywhere,when I looked it up I found the sale of them has been banned for the same reason.Its indigenous to the amazon and many growers in britain have unsuccessfully tried to overwinter them, this was an eu blanket ban.
lol. It always makes me laugh when bureaucrats decide to legislate against plants. I remember all the fuss about opium been grown in Afghanistan and seeing pictures of poppy fields being trashed, by American and British forces… in order to allegedly, stop the dreadful international heroin trade. It’s always surprised me, as without it there would be no morphine for cancer,patients or operations. or people in the pain of the last stage of life. secondly, you could walk into any garden centre in Britain and buy the seeds of the opium poppy to plant in your garden with no problems. The fact that all of these prescribed plants have been around for many millions of years before humans even existed, seems to be lost on these bureaucrats, what a crazy world we live in
I had no idea that it was invasive ? I have never seen it invading a. A chance would be a fine thing for it in a suburban garden? Needs space. Children will be broken hearted about this. Always special to them in parks and large gardens and places open to the public. RHS not making sense here. The leaf advice also makes no sense.
(grumble, grumble, blames Europe) You voted for Brexit, ostensibly to free yourself of Brussels bureaucracy, yet here you are still subject to absurd bureaucratic vagaries, albeit £140 billion worse off
How do know what he voted in Brexit? That was an assumption on your part and frankly it was uncalled for. He is explaining the illogical ban contra the plants nature and history.
Totally agree and great clarity provided Charles.. it is complete madness. Mine has not spread.. and the advice on the leaves just doesn’t make sense.
Totally agree. Of all the issues in horticulture for the RHS to put their weight behind, this beaurocratic absurdity isn't one of them.
Absolute madness!!!! But I am relieved you don't have to destroy these marvellous plants and they can carry on where they are. Couldn't agree with you more about this complete nonsense!
Very informative and practical. Just shows you exactly what you need to know and no beating around the bush, except for the hacking of the Gunnera of course.
im very thankful i managed to get hold of one right before the ban but i hope they'll rethink it soon. its an amazing plant and there really doesnt seem to be any risk to keeping them.
I also agree, I have grown this plant for many years and it is not invasive in my garden. Are they going to ban bamboo which is more invasive?
Well said. You are quite right. I've grown then all my life and they've never spread. The ban is a load of rubbish
A fine example of bureaucracy.
Great to the point vid and echoes many of the points I made in a vid before Christmas. I’m happy to be enlightened further but as a gardener, this certainly seems a case of a complete overreaction without sufficient evidence or research. I take on board the hybridisation and also acknowledge the genuine invasive problems caused by tinctoria but like you, haven’t seen any evidence of the x cryptica hybrid actually causing any problems. Not a single one of the 100 ish comments on my video have either!
From what Charles says it sounds like this is the mechanism (banned parent) by which the EU will ban a child hybrid plant. In the EU every decision made seems to be the result of a mathematical formula, without any pragmatism.
I recently tried to buy the floating plant water hyacinth but couldn't find them anywhere,when I looked it up I found the sale of them has been banned for the same reason.Its indigenous to the amazon and many growers in britain have unsuccessfully tried to overwinter them, this was an eu blanket ban.
Madness! I think it will probably be reversed in 10 years time. Hopefully along with the need for plant passports within the UK!
Fingers crossed.
lol. It always makes me laugh when bureaucrats decide to legislate against plants. I remember all the fuss about opium been grown in Afghanistan and seeing pictures of poppy fields being trashed, by American and British forces… in order to allegedly, stop the dreadful international heroin trade. It’s always surprised me, as without it there would be no morphine for cancer,patients or operations. or people in the pain of the last stage of life. secondly, you could walk into any garden centre in Britain and buy the seeds of the opium poppy to plant in your garden with no problems. The fact that all of these prescribed plants have been around for many millions of years before humans even existed, seems to be lost on these bureaucrats, what a crazy world we live in
Exactly it’s a joke, they’ve probably found THC in them.🤔😂
I had no idea that it was invasive ? I have never seen it invading a. A chance would be a fine thing for it in a suburban garden? Needs space. Children will be broken hearted about this. Always special to them in parks and large gardens and places open to the public. RHS not making sense here. The leaf advice also makes no sense.
It's not invasive. He's had the same patch since 1902 and it hasn't spread anywhere.
Indeed, he explained why it isn't, yet here you are 😋
@@Tminus89 Rude?
@@cherylsapcote7327 Not listening to the man? Indeed 😋
@@Tminus89 I totally agree with Charles here.
Totally agree
So we haven't yet properly left the EU. Divergence on this and other madness needed.
Ridiculous over regulation, I don’t understand it
Giant gonorrhea😂😅😅😅😅
(grumble, grumble, blames Europe) You voted for Brexit, ostensibly to free yourself of Brussels bureaucracy, yet here you are still subject to absurd bureaucratic vagaries, albeit £140 billion worse off
Get over it Christian.
How do know what he voted in Brexit? That was an assumption on your part and frankly it was uncalled for. He is explaining the illogical ban contra the plants nature and history.
WTH. Do better RHS.