You are invited to attend an online chat with Fynbos Phil & Obs resident, Kari Cousins on invasive plants in Suburbia
Why we ought to be concerned & what should we do about them?
Gardeners in Observatory have expressed a desire for more information about the invasive plants that we encounter in our suburb & so we have decided to host an online conversation.
Thursday 14th April 2022
6.30PM
Fynbos Phil is an invasive plants specialist and keen environmentalist.
Please send an email to: [email protected] to request the link to this conversation.
In return we ask that you consider a small donation to FOL towards our work on the River.
We will share the FOL Snapscan QR code with attendees.
Reminder: these dreadful plants are exploding with seeds all over Obs right now. Please remove the seed pods At Least! Moth catcher (Araujia sericifera) is considered to be poisonous to livestock (e.g. cattle), domestic animals (e.g. poultry and dogs) and humans. It is listed as a Category 1b invader on National List of Invasive Species which means it must be controlled and removed.
Contact with its milky sap also causes skin and eyes irritations, and occasionally even severe allergic reactions in susceptible people. Moths, bees and butterflies are often trapped and killed by the secretion within the flowers.
This invasive climber has been recorded in Cape Town. If you have this plant in your property, you must remove it and discard the waste in such a way that it will not spread further.
Find out more about this plant here.