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...
by Sue Smith | Jul 13, 2022 | Flower Colour pink, red, yellow, white, Flowering period Dec - April, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B
Four-o’clock, Mirabilis jalapa Four o’ clock is a bushy, tender perennial that typically grows tall on erect, branching stems. It has fragrant, funnel-shaped, tubular flowers in pink, red, yellow, white and some bi-colours. Flowers bloom from early/mid-summer to...
by Sue Smith | Jul 13, 2022 | Flower colour red, Flowering period Sept - April, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B
Indian shot, Canna indica Indian shot is a tall (up to 1m high) perennial that grows from a thick, branching, underground rhizome. The large green, broad leaves, taper to a point. Flowers are red, orange or yellow below, with narrow long petals. The green,...
by Sue Smith | Jul 12, 2022 | Flowering period Sept - April, Invasive, NEMBA Category 1B, Plant type shrub
Lantana Lantana camara This is a spreading, untidy shrub growing up to 2m or higher. Stems are usually covered with short, stiff hairs and re-curved thorns. The dark green, rough, hairy leaves are paler below and smell strongly when crushed. Pink, red, crimson,...
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