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Category: Weeds

Azolla – Aquatic Water Weed

Posted January 16, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Aquatic Plants, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden, Weeds

I love discovering new plants at Booyong – it makes me so happy and is always good to know the […]

Mother of Millions

Posted July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Weeds

Since the drought, we have discovered a wide variety of new weeds emerging. One of these is the prehistoric looking […]

Rhodes Grass

Posted August 11, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Grasses, Machinery, Weeds

We believe that the meadow was home to sheep many years ago, and when we arrived a neighbour’s horses were […]

Tropical Soda Bush – Weed

Posted February 21, 2019February 17, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Weeds

With the assistance of Bob who has lived in Queensland, we were recently able to identify the Tropical Soda Bush […]

Pickerel Weed

Posted April 5, 2018April 1, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Aquatic Plants, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Weeds

We can see why Bob likes the Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata) growing by the side of the dam. It’s hardy […]

Winter Senna

Posted April 26, 2017April 25, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Weeds

At Booyong there were a variety of species in the cabin garden we have waited to identify before deciding whether […]

Scotch Thistle

Posted October 28, 2016November 1, 2016 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Weeds

We have recently discovered this one lone Scotch thistle which is a noxious weed in NSW. It grows approximately 1m […]

Fireweed

Posted September 12, 2016September 10, 2016 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Weeds

The fireweed was the first weed introduced to me at Booyong and I can’t walk past a plant without removing […]

The Wild Tobacco Bush

Posted August 15, 2016August 31, 2016 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Conservation, Weeds

At Booyong we’ve discovered a small wild tobacco bush and since the identification I have been amazed by their presence […]

Lantana

Posted July 1, 2016October 21, 2018 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Conservation, Weeds

Lantana is one of Australia’s most debilitating invasive weeds and is recognised as a Weed of National Significance (WoNS). It […]

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