Emily Grant is director of Environet Bindweed, dogwood, houttuynia and ivy are most commonly mistaken for Japanese knotweed.

Harmless garden weeds such as bindweed and ivy are frequently being confused with the highly invasive Japanese knotweed, ...

and red asparagus-like shoots,' says Christopher O'Donoghue, one of the co-directors at Gardens Revived. 'Japanese knotweed stems look a lot like bamboo canes,' he explains, pointing out that they ...

"Japanese knotweed damage is not often covered by home ... if you have this pesky plant on your property." 1. Red and purple shoots that look like asparagus The plant's shoots are red or purple ...

In Minnesota two species of knotweed have been identified: Japanese knotweed (Polygonum ... spread horizontally up to 60 feet and send up new shoots. Knotweed plants can reproduce from fragments ...