Russian Knapweed (Rhaponticum repens) is a creeping perennial native to Eurasia. It was introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It is an extremely invasive weed that can infest large ...

She now has four sons with her husband Karl, who manages a former dairy farm now home to beef cattle. “When we had the dairy farm we had a ‘pick your own sweet corn’,” she said.