Weeds to Watch

Weeds present a significant threat to our natural vegetation. You can help by taking great care when choosing garden plants - especially if you are close to the coast or a natural area. For some 'weedy' plants (Gazanias or Fountain Grass for example) there are sterile hybrids available that will not become environmental weeds. Ask at your local nursery.

These are the weeds that present the greatest threat in Cottesloe at present.

Photos taken in Cottesloe by Robyn Benken - except where indicated. Information compiled by Robyn Benken from the following sources – read more here.

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Acacia longifolia Sydney golden Wattle	Ammophila arenaria Marram Grass	Arctotheca calendula Capeweed	Arctotis stoechadifolia Arctotis	Argyranthemum frutescens Marguerite Daisy
Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper or Florist’s smilax	Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed	Avena barbata Bearded Oat	Carpobrotus edulis Pigface or Hottentot fig	Chamelaucium uncinatum Geraldton Wax
Chasmanthe floribunda African Cornflag	Cynodon dactylon Couch	Dimorphotheca ecklonis (was Osteospermum) Veldt Daisy	Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass	Ehrharta longiflora Annual Veldt Grass
Euphorbia terracina Geraldton Carnation Weed or False Caper	Ferraria crispa Black Flag	Freesia alba x leichtlinii Freesia	Fumaria capreolata Whiteflower Fumitory	Gazania linearis Gazania
Ipomoea indica Morning Glory or ‘Dunny Creeper’	Lachenalia bulbifera Red Soldiers	Lachenalia reflexa Yellow Soldiers	Leptospermum laevigatum Victorian Tea Tree or Coast Tea-tree	Lobularia maritima Alyssum or Sweet Alison
Lupinus cosentinii Western Blue Lupin	Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn	Mattiola sp. Stocks	Oenothera drummondii Beach Evening Primrose	Pelargonium capitatum Rose Pelargonium
Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu	Pennisetum setaceum Fountain Grass	Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper or Japanese Pepper Tree	Stenotaphrum secundatum Buffalo Grass	Tamarix aphylla Tamarisk or Athel tree
Tetragonia decumbens Sea Spinach	Trachyandra divaricata Dune Onion Weed	Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium	Watsonia meriana Watsonia