Garden
Escapes
Agapanthus
Agapanthus
praecox ssp orientalis
How
does it spread?
Agapanthus
produces many small black shiny seeds in a 3-sided capsule after
flowering. The seeds will be spread by birds or by water. Agapanthus
is often planted along nature strips, where the seeds can be quickly
washed into creeks or bushland. (See photos).
The plant itself
will spread by continually forming new clumps.
How
does it affect us?
It spreads
quickly along drainage lines, but can also grow in dry areas. The
thick roots displace and totally take over other plants.
When
does it seed?
Agapanthus
flowers in Summer and seeds from the end of Summer into Autumn.
Getting
rid of Agapanthus
Manual
Control
Control Agapanthus
in your garden by cutting off the flower heads before the seeds
form.
Remove the
whole plant by digging out.
Herbicide
control
Doesn't respond
well to herbicides.
Natives
to grow instead
Kangaroo Paw
(Anigozanthos species), Spiny-headed Mat Rush (Lomandra
longifolia), Flax Lilies (Dianella species).
The information
here was taken from a leaflet "Weeds of the Blue Mountains
Bushland - Garden Plants Going Wild", published by the Lindeman
Road Bushcare Group in the Blue Mountains.
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