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Closed Ban the sale of R. ponticum, an invasive and ecologically harmful exotic plant

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The Government should ban the sale of Rhododendron ponticum in supermarkets, garden shops and centres, with an exemption for historic gardens that have hosted them responsibly for >150 years.

Rhododendron ponticum is already a huge blight upon the UK's countryside, especially forests. Foresters and conservationists have to spend large amounts of money and time removing this aggressive plant that poisons the soil and out-shades other plants, reducing tree regeneration and biodiversity. Its introduction to unaffected areas, such as private gardens, should not be encouraged.

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