The 'Rhododendron Situation' and the Tricky Politics of Invasive Plants
“Nothing short of calling the army is going to put it right,” an Irish politician recently said of the shrub’s takeover of a national park.
On Tuesday, an Irish politician gave an impassioned speech about rhododendrons. “The rhododendron situation in Killarney National Park has gotten so bad, minister,” Michael Healy-Rae expounded from the floor of the Irish parliament, “nothing short of calling in the army is going to put it right.”
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