2012
TQ7253 : Medway Valley Walk passing through Indian balsam
taken 12 years ago, near to Barming, Kent, England
Medway Valley Walk passing through Indian balsam
Here, just downriver of Barming Bridge, the Medway Valley Walk passes through a mass of Indian balsam (also known as Himalayan balsam or policeman's helmet - from the shape of the flowers). This highly invasive plant can completely choke river banks where it spreads rapidly. It has a very sweet smell which can be quite overpowering at times. I have never seen it as high as here though where it must have been about ten feet tall.
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