Small Smartweed Care

This herb is native to Asia, but distributed widely in Europe and Australia.[2] It is used in South East Asian cooking.

Persicaria minor is native to South East Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.[3] It grows wild in cooler highlands, but is also found in wet lowland areas near rivers, ditches, and canals. It is a creeping plant with slender stems, and grows upright to a height of 1 to 1.5 meters. The creeping stem is green with reddish tinge, is cylindrical in shape, and has short nodes about 9 mm apart. Invasive in Europe. 

This plant is useful.

How to get rid of:
Weeds can be removed manually by uprooting or cutting them close to the ground from time to time.