Pretty as it is, an alien invasive spieces that has colonised the whole of Britian and Europe being a fad from 18th century, Rhododendron ponticum

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Legislation. is covered by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Listed under Schedule 9 of the Act and Section 14 of the Act states that it is an offence to plant or otherwise cause the species to grow in the wild. R. ponticum has become established in the UK and other parts of Europe where it is threatening natural and semi-native habitats and the associated flora and fauna.

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Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
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