The deciduous perennial vine is native to Japan and China and was first introduced to the U.S. during the 1876 Philadelphia ...

The vine is also popular in liquid form. Kudzu root-based teas have long been common in China and Japan, promoted in everything from weight loss supplements to drinks for an upset stomach. In Georgia, ...

To others, kudzu is, un-affectionately, called “the vine that ate the South.” Kudzu, while native to China, has slowly crept its way across the Alabama landscape over the last century.

As a young naturalist growing up in the Deep South, I feared kudzu. I’d walk an extra mile to avoid patches of it and the writhing knots of snakes that everyone said were breeding within.

By James L. Cummins Kudzu has been given several nicknames throughout the Southeastern U.S. where it grows profusely due to ...

Its vines climb the walls of buildings, both small and tall... It’s kudzu. Lauren Bacchus is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Kudzu Culture, an organization dedicated to kudzu education.

To the shaded hole from the blistering sun, And you may have seen the swallow’s flight And the shooting star in the deep, dark night; But until you have watched the kudzu grow You never have ...

A study published earlier this year by researchers at Purdue University-Fort Wayne identified the Great Lakes as the next frontier for kudzu. Kudzu is a hearty vine that was first brought to the ...

AND FOR THE BURNS FAMILY, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THEIR ISSUE HAS BEEN CUT TO THE KUDZU IS GROWING ON THE SLOPE, AND IT STARTED TO GROW TOWARD THEIR HOME AS WELL. THE SLOPE DOESN’T MAKE IT EASY TO ...