Scientific Name(s)

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

Common Name

Hogweed. Other: Alderroots, Bearsbreeches, Beesnest, Bildo, Broadkelk, Bullers, Buneweed, Caddel, Camlick, Cushia, Drylandscout, Hardheads, Keksil, Keglus, Pigsflop, Sheets, Wilkup squip.

Type

Herbaceous perennial

Description

Has upright hollow stems, 2-6 ft large glabourous lobed leaves. Spray of white flowers summer and autumn

Habitat

Roadsides, Hedgerows, woodland, mountains.

Folklore

Stems used as pea shooters, and as pig swill.

Soil Type

All

Soil Fertility

Poor

Soil Moisture

Dry to moist

Soil pH

Not acid

Sunlight

Very Sunny

Success

Thick vigorous growth. Profuse seeds.

Importance

Pest in waste ground

Cultural Control

(1.2) (1.5) in spring

Chemical Control

(3.1.1a) on bare ground or (3.2.3)

Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of 06:06:97. Always read and follow the instruction when using herbicides.