Region
Thompson Shuswap
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
- Stems are slender vines that grow along the ground until they find something to climb.
- Leaves are shaped like arrow-heads and look like morning glory flowers
IS THIS PERENNIAL A PROBLEM?
- YES – It aggressively chokes out other plants!
- It can pull down branches of small trees, smother shrubs, twine around perennials/ vegetables and take over lawns.
HOW DOES IT GROW?
- Spreads by roots (5+ metres
long) and seeds.- Likes FULL SUN and POOR SOIL.
- Can survive DROUGHT and FIRE.
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT?
- WEED, WEED, WEED! Be sure to get as many of the roots as you can!
- Repeatedly remove vines below the root crown to eventually wear out the roots.
- Prevent the plants from FLOWERING and GOING TO SEED.
- Improve soil with organic matter.
- Mulch and/or plant aggressive groundcover plants.
- Plant large shade trees.
Source:
Province of British Columbia and the Invasive Species Council of BC. Field Guide to Noxious
Weeds and Other Selected Noxious Plants of British Columbia, Tenth Ed., 2019.
Province of British Columbia. Guide to Weeds in British Columbia, 2002.
Ontario Weed Committee 2022, weedinfo.ca
Image: Tony Atkin, Wiki Commons
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