Show Me Your Naughty Rhubarbs <3

Show me your naughty rhubarbs

Gunnera Naughticata

 

I went to a friends house last week and they had a fairly large plant, I pointed out it was and illegal plant and they offered me a chunk.
I haven't got anywhere it could go so had to decline the offer.

 

Can't beat it

 

Maybe I am wrong but if you have a plant in your garden already it is not illegal. Just you cannot buy it anymore or give plants away to others.

 

No if you already have them it's fine to keep them.

Same goes for naughty cabbages too

 

It's still for sale if the nursery has stock. The one I went to yesterday had ten available.

 

So, what is naughty rhubarb?

 

@southerner
Gunnera x cryptica and Gunnera tinctora are banned from distribution and release into the wild.
As for "Naughty cabbage" that is American (Western) Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanus (yellow flowers) which is banned.
There is also Lysichiton camtschascensis (white flowers) Western Skunk cabbage is not banned. both are spring flowering with a distinctively unpleasant aroma.

 

I've had both cabbages for 20 years

 

For the sake of accuracy neither Lysichiton americanus, nor Lysichiton camtschascensis are brassicas. They are not even closely related to brassicas being aroids. The closest relatives most people will meet are Arum maculatum and Arum italicum, both quite common in British gardens and countryside.
Also Gunnera are not closely related to rhubarb (Rheum x hybridum).
That is one of the problems with "common names"rather than Latin binomials.
As for "naughty" that implies volition on the part of the plants concerned. They are banned or not banned, which is something decided by the Government on the basis of expert advice.

 

That's the thing with prohibition it makes people feel "naughty" for cultivating certain plants. Really don't mind what people have in their garden until they pass it on to someone else who may not be as well versed...then they hopefully let them know or remove the said plant before leaving.

 

Naughty rhubarbs loving the wet weather