by Sue Smith | Jul 14, 2022 | Flower colour yellow, Flowering period All Year, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type tree
Yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana / Casabela thevetia Yellow oleander is an extremely poisonousevergreen shrub or small tree native to Mexico and Central America, with a milky sap, reaching up to 6m high. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, bright green, glossy above...
by Sue Smith | Jul 14, 2022 | Flower colour orange to magenta, Flowering period June - July, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B
Photo Courtesy of Errol Dowes Chandelier plant, or Mother of millions, Bryophyllum delagoenseThis popular garden plant, also known as Kalenchoe, is a succulent from Madagascar that grows from 30cm to 1.2m in height. It has pencil shaped grey-green leaves with dark...
by Sue Smith | Jul 14, 2022 | Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type Fern
Photo courtesy of Errol Dowes Sword Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia This hardy, evergreen fern is a popular garden plant in South Africa, but has been declared a Category 1b invader in a number of provinces, including Kwa-Zulu Natal. It has escaped cultivation and has...
by Sue Smith | Jul 13, 2022 | Berries, red, Flowering period Sept - Mar, Berries from April, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type tree
Photo courtesy of Geoff Nichols Brazilian pepper tree,Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper is an evergreen tree growing up to 6m high with wide-spreading, horizontal branches. The dark green leaves have prominent, pale veins above and are paler and smoother below...
by Sue Smith | Jul 13, 2022 | Flower colour yellow, Flowering period All Year, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type ground cover
Photo courtesy of Errol Douwes Wedelia or Singapore Daisy, Sphagneticola trilobata This plant is invasive throughout South Africa and is also considered one of the world’s worst 100 invasive species. Wedelia is a mat forming, creeping perennial herb that reproduces...
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