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Steve Hackett - The Return of The Giant Hogweed (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)
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Giant hogweed (heracleum mantegazzianum) has British botanists and day trippers worried. At 15 foot, its pungent-smelling white flower heads tower over all other riverside vegetation. An average sized specimen is twice the height of most human beings. More importantly, giant hogweed displays blatantly anti-social characteristics, as picknickers and angry farmers are painfully finding out.
"Anyone who touches the plant and is then exposed to sunlight can get a very nasty burn indeed," says hogweed expert, Dr Jim Forbes. Giant Hogweed is a phototoxic plant. Its sap can cause phytophotodermatitis (severe skin inflammations) when the skin is exposed to sunlight or to UV-rays. ("They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.") Initially the skin colours red and starts itching. Then blisters form as in burns within 48 hours. They form black or purplish scars, which can last several years.
The invasion of the giant hogweed is puzzling British agriculturists and scientists. The plant was introduced from the Russian Caucasus at the end of the 19th century as a decorative plant for the gardens of great houses. Its effective reproduction system - the massive flower head on a single plant produces 5000 or more seeds - caused its immediate spread to neighbouring riverbanks and wild areas. But it is only over the past few years that giant hogweed has spread so rapidly as to give farmers and agriculturists grave cause for concern.
Giant hogweed poses a serious threat along British waterways and in areas of uncultivated land. In Germany, where this plant has become a real nuisance, there were about 16,000 victims in 2003. Children are particularly at risk, as they are attracted to the plants by their spectacular height and large flowers.
An actual representation of Giant Hogweed is recreated on the back cover of Nursery Cryme, as well as the inside gatefold in the picture that accompanies the lyrics to the song.