“Garden Escapes” education booklet - Sydney Weeds Committees

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C O N T E N T S General Information 3 Vines & Scramblers 6 Ground Covers 20 Bulbous & Succulent Weeds 34 Grass Weeds 51 Shrub Weeds 57 Tree Weeds 64 Water Weeds 74 Help Protect Your Local Environment 77 Common Plant Parts 78 Bibliography 79 Plant Me Instead 80 Index & Acknowledments 82 Reprinted 2012 Booklet adapted and reproduced with permission of Great Lakes Council
The Problem Plants escape from gardens in a variety of ways, but one main cause of spread from gardens is by green waste dumping in bushland and road reserves. This practice is harmful to the bush for many reasons, such as: introducing weeds (plant fragments, bulbs, roots, tubers, seeds, spores) smothering native plants changing the soil and ideal growing conditions for native plants increasing fi re risk by increasing fuel loads. Dumping in bushland and reserves is illegal and can attract fi nes. nes. Plants may also spread into natural areas directly from gardens where they are planted. “Weedy” garden plants may be identifi ed by: the ability to spread by vegetative means - bulbs, corms, tubers, root parts, stem fragments (e.g. Madeira Vine, Glory Lily, Coral Tree, Trad) berries that can be eaten by birds and animals (e.g. Chinese Celtis, Asparagus Fern, Cotoneasters, Olives, Camphor Laurel, Blackberry, Hawthorn) the ability to produce large amounts of seeds that are easily distributed by wind, animals, water and can survive in the soil for a long time (e.g. Formosa Lily, Longleaf Willow Primrose, Balloon Vine, Moth Vine, Narrow Leaf Cotton Bush) a general ability to survive under extreme conditions, and a history of weediness in similar climates. What is a weed? WEEDS are plants that don’t belong where they are. They can include plants from other countries but area also some -times from other parts of Australia. Weeds can be harmful to human and animals. They also affect the ecology and appearance of bushland areas and waterways. Environmental weeds often grow faster than native plants and out-compete them to become dominant in natural areas. The natural pests or diseases that would otherwise control their growth are lacking as the plants have been introduced from somewhere else. Weeds replace the native plants that native creatures need for shelter, food and nesting. If left uncontrolled they will, in most cases, destroy ecosystems and choke waterways. The classifi cation of plants as noxious weeds is constantly changing and will continue to do so as climate change alters the way different plants behave. For this reason this booklet does not include the current classifi cation of various plants. It is better to replace any of the plants in this booklet with safe native alternatives. Some plants have such serious potential for damage to human health, agricultural production or the environment that they are classifi ed as Weeds of National Signifi cance. Where a plant is listed as a WONS it will have the symbol: For more information about weeds: www.sydneyweeds.org.au www.weeds.org.au www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/ pests-weeds/weeds General Information 3
Page 1: Garden Escapes & Other Weeds in Bus
Page 5 and 6: Herbicide use (cont.) Cut and Paint
Page 7 and 8: Balloon Vine Cardiospermum grandifl
Page 9 and 10: Brazilian Nightshade Solanum seafor
Page 11 and 12: Cats Claw Creeper Macfadyena unguis
Page 13 and 14: Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japon
Page 15 and 16: Madeira Vine Anredera cordifolia Fa
Page 17 and 18: Moth Vine Araujia sericifera Family
Page 19 and 20: Passion Flower/Fruit Passifl ora su
Page 21 and 22: Blue Perrywinkle Vinca major Family
Page 23 and 24: Butterfl y Flower Gaura lindheirmer
Page 25 and 26: Impatiens/Busy Lizzy Impatiens wall
Page 27 and 28: Spiny Headed/Slender Mat Rush/River
Page 29 and 30: Seaside Daisy Erigeron karvinskianu
Page 31 and 32: Spider Plant/Ribbon Plant Chlorophy
Page 33 and 34: Wild Iris Dietes bicolor Dietes iri
Page 35 and 36: Agapanthus Agapanthus species Famil
Page 37 and 38: Asparagus - Bridal Creeper Asparagu
Page 39 and 40: Asparagus - Ground Protasparagus ae
Page 41 and 42: Canna Lily/Indian Shot Canna indica
Page 43 and 44: Fishbone Fern Nephrolepis cordifoli
Page 45 and 46: Ginger Lily Hedychium gardnerianum
Page 47 and 48: Mother of Millions Bryophyllum spec
Page 49 and 50: Spanish Bayonet Yucca aloifolia Yuc
Page 51 and 52: Grass Weeds The grassy weeds are co
Page 53 and 54:
Liriope/Lily Turf Liriope species F
Page 55 and 56:
Panic Veldt Grass Ehrharta erecta F
Page 57 and 58:
Shrub Weeds The shrub weeds are oft
Page 59 and 60:
Coral Berry A common indoor plant d
Page 61 and 62:
Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepsis indic
Page 63 and 64:
Pigeon Berry/Golden Dewdrop Duranta
Page 65 and 66:
African Olive & European Olive Olea
Page 67 and 68:
Chinese Celtis/Hackberry Celtis sin
Page 69 and 70:
Coral Tree Erythrina x sykesii Fami
Page 71 and 72:
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima
Page 73 and 74:
Yellow Bells Tecoma stans Family: O
Page 75 and 76:
Alligator Weed Often confused with
Page 77 and 78:
Help Protect Your Local Environment
Page 79 and 80:
Bibliography & Further Reading Weed
Page 81 and 82:
Nursery & Garden Industry of NSW &
Page 83 and 84:
Acknowledgements Sydney Weeds Commi
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