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Escapes
 Blue
Periwinkle
Vinca
major
How
does it spread?
Vinca
spreads mainly by runners. When the weed mass, or soil containing
any roots or shoots, is dumped it will reshoot. Often it is dumped
on the edge of bushland or near a watercourse, and from thee finds
its way into the bush.
How
does it affect us?
Vinca,
like Wandering Jew, forms a dense mat which overwhelms and smothers
native vegetation and preventing its regeneration.
When
does it seed/flower?
Flowers in
Spring.
Getting
rid of Vinca
Manual
Control
All roots must
be and shoots must be removed, then put into bags and taken to the
tip, otherwise it will reshoot. Don't put it into compost or mulch.
Herbicide
control
New growth
can be sprayed after cutting back.
Natives
to grow instead
Native
Violet - Viola hederacea is vigorous ground cover
for shady areas. The climbers Dusky
Coral-Pea
- Kennedia rubicunda and the scrambling
Happy
Wanderer - Hardenbergia violacea will
grow in many situations and can be easily kept in check by tip pruning
after flowering.
Click on the
green links to see how these look in the bush.
The information
here was taken from an information brochure ' Weeds of Blue Mountains
Bushland Garden Plants Going Wild" sponsored by Blue Mountains
City Council and NPWS (BM District).
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