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 […]
Spot the Taiwan cherry!
Over the last month you may have seen some of these signs popping up in the McCleod Bay/Reotahi. They are a part of our project to give people the gift of ‘weed vision’; helping folks to recognise the weeds that are quietly expanding in their midst before it is too late. Wherever these signs have […]