by Sue Smith | Jul 15, 2022 | Flower color white, Flowering period Oct - Jan, Fruit balloon like capsules, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B
Balloon vine, Cardiospermum grandiflorum This climber occurs naturally in tropical South America but in South Africa it is highly invasive along forest margins, riparian zones (banks of watercourses) and urban open spaces particularly along the coastal regions of...
by Sue Smith | Jul 15, 2022 | Flower colour pink or white, Flowering period Aug - Oct, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type tree
Orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata Reaching a height of 6-10m, the Orchid tree, sometimes known as Camel foot, is native to Asia and was originally planted as an ornamental because of its attractive flowers. It spreads profusely by seed and out competes indigenous...
by Sue Smith | Jul 14, 2022 | Flower colour yellow, Flowering period All Year, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B
Photo courtesy of Geoff Nichols Peanut butter cassia, Senna didymobotrya This is an evergreen, rounded shrub or small tree reaching up to 3m high that is native to Tropical Africa. Leaves are dark green with 8-21 pairs of leaflets in opposite pairs, 2-5cm long. The...
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...
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