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‘Peruvian’ Squill (<em>Scilla peruviana</em>)

‘Peruvian’ Squill (Scilla peruviana)

Format ImagePosted on November 1, 2019by Weeds of Melbourne1 Comment on ‘Peruvian’ Squill (Scilla peruviana)

‘Peruvian’ Squill (Scilla peruviana), a perennial bulb of the western Mediterranean that has formed adventive, self-sustaining colonies when left to its own devices in southeastern  …  Read the full post

Spider Plant (<em>Chlorophytum comosum</em>)

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Format ImagePosted on January 28, 2019by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum), a familiar house plant that spreads adventitiously in urban environments and natural areas when irresponsibly discarded. Originating in tropical and southern  …  Read the full post

Pregnant Onion (<em>Albuca bracteata</em>)

Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata)

Format ImagePosted on October 16, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata)

Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata) on a sandstone railway cutting. Like so many of Melbourne’s weeds, the plant is native to South Africa. However, excepting a  …  Read the full post

Spanish Bluebells (<em>Hyacinthoides hispanica</em>)

Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

Format ImagePosted on September 17, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica), in this instance resembling the cultivar ‘Excelsior’. Famous as a horticultural armada that has jeopardised the future of England’s native bluebell  …  Read the full post

Spanish Bluebells (<em>Hyacinthoides hispanica</em>)

Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

Format ImagePosted on September 16, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica), in this instance resembling the cultivar ‘Excelsior’. Famous as a horticultural armada that has jeopardised the future of England’s native bluebell  …  Read the full post

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