Wild ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as kahili ginger, ginger lily What does it look like? Non-woody perennial with soft erect stems, growing up to 2m tall, with a short pinkish ‘collar’ at the base. Forms deep beds of dense, many-branched taro-like rhizomes (rhizome beds […]
Tradescantia
Tradescantia fluminensis Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as Wandering willie What does it look like? Creeping and mat-forming perennial groundcover with succulent, soft, creeping stems that root at all nodes touching the ground. Dark green, shiny, smooth and slightly fleshy leaves (3-6 cm long ) are […]
Moth Plant
Araujia hortorum Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as Cruel Plant, Kapok Vine, moth vine, milk vine, milk weed, wild choko vine, Araujia sericifera, Physianthus albens What does it look like? Rampant, evergreen vine growing up to 8 m tall with smelly, milky sap and twining flexible […]
Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods What does it look like? This is an evergreen climbing vine that grows up to mid-canopy height. It has very long, non-woody, round, tough, stems that root at the nodes. Smooth edged leaves are arranged in opposite pairs on stems, and […]
Climbing asparagus
Asparagus scandens Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as Asparagus fern What does it look like? Scrambling & climbing plant. Long green, thin, wiry stems (2-4 m long) that are much branched at the top. Fine, fern-like foliage, small, delicate leaves. Tuberous roots. Tiny white flowers (Sept-Dec), […]
Woolly nightshade (tobacco weed)
Solanum mauritianum Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as Tobacco weed, kerosene plant, flannel-leaf, Solanum auriculatum This ugly, itchy invader made our Dirty Dozen list because it is spreading rapidly around the Whangarei Heads peninsula, and left to its own devices, over time it will take over […]
Banana passionfruit
Passiflora tripartita all sub-species and P. tarminiama Just want to know how to kill it? Skip to control methods Also known as Banana passion flower, wild blue-crown, wild passion vine. Both species virtually identical in appearance and characteristics. What does it look like? A climbing vine that can climb up to 10m. Hanging pink flowers […]
Whangarei Heads School gets a boost from Northtec Students
This was just the first step of many in ridding the school of unwanted weeds but it is great to see just what a difference a day can make. Find out more…
Wharf Rd Weed Action in Action
The Wharf Rd Weed Action team have been at it again. Clearing yet more privet and eleagnus from the coastal edge and walkway. Check out these guys in action and have a look at the before and after. Huge progress is being made and they are not done yet – they will be continuing on […]
Stick a pin in Wild Ginger
Got wild ginger? Stick a pin in it! Check out this great initiative from the NRC and the ‘Stop wild ginger!’ stakeholder group – an interactive tool to help map wild ginger. Anyone can add a pin mapping ginger in their backyard or surrounding area. Go to Stop Wild Ginger and drop your pin. You can […]