Invasive non-native species (INNS) in the UK under Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Therefore, “it is an offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow these species in the wild.” Himalayan Balsam mainly grows on wasteland and riverbanks. It has bright pink or sometimes white tubular flowers. The leaves are a serregated oval shape, with slightly red edges. The stem is hollow with red joints.