Calling Irish Gardeners - Wild Rhubarb

[glasshouse]

We have discovered wild rhubarb growing in our garden. I dont want to leave it as it will take over like a wild thing. Any ideas as to the best way to eliminate it. Am I better digging (and re-digging) it out, or is there some lovely chemical that will do it for me. Many thanks for any advice.

[meltedmarsbars]

Wild rhubarb? I've never heard of that here - I thought it was from China? Are you sure that's what it is?

[glasshouse]

The house is in Mayo and that's what I've always known it as, nearly taken over the island. Its a variety of gunnera, something like this rhubarb www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/gunnera_tinctoria_giant_rhubarb.htm. Grows in big clumps that we used to hide under as children! We're only over on holidays now so need to keep it under control.