Japanese knotweed, once prized for its beauty, is an invasive species that proves difficult to eradicate.
Japanese knotweed, once prized for its beauty, is an invasive species that proves difficult to eradicate.

A Waterville resident recently became interested in a plant that had sprung up over the summer in the alley behind her Waterville home.

Joan Rothrock, of Fifth Street, noticed the plant had “flowered and was quite attractive, and the bees loved it.”

However, she was concerned about the plant which had cropped up seemingly from nowhere.

“I took a branch to Black Diamond in Perrysburg. They identified …