This invasive plant has become a threat to many southern states — and if you live in Florida, you’ve likely come across it on ...

Introduced from Asia in the late 19th century as a garden novelty, but not widely planted until the 1930s, kudzu is now America’s most infamous weed. In a few decades, a conspicuously Japanese ...

Known colloquially as "The Vine That Ate the South," Kudzu (Pueraria montana), or Japanese Arrowroot, is a fast-growing vine native to China, Taiwan, Japan, and India. It's recognizable for its large, ...

The deciduous perennial vine is native to Japan and China and was first introduced to the U.S. during the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Kudzu was promoted as a shade-bringing ornamental ...

Winter in Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda ... Harano Etsuro decorates a medicinal tree to welcome the New Year. Digging for kudzu in the mountains of Yoshino—treasures lie beneath ...

As spring arrives, Japan's oldest private herb garden in Uda ... the 10th-generation head of a long-established company producing kudzu starch in this region. Harano Etsuro manages the herb ...