Fight against highly invasive weed continues for Vancouver Island man

A year after launching a crusade against an invasive weed capable of causing death, Saanich resident Terry Smollett is still fighting its spread.
After discovering the plant in his backyard and throughout his neighbourhood was the Italian arum, Smollett told Saanich News the battle is far from over.
It’s said that the broad-leafed plant, which produces clusters of bright orange-red berries, was introduced to North America from Europe as an ornamental species.The Italian arum produces a tig