Blue Periwinkle at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Vinca major | 24 Sep 2021 | Tapirlord | ||
| Vinca major | 24 Sep 2021 | Mike |
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6 comments
MPW
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
Hi Mike, how are you ? Seems you have also found a Periwinkle problem. Is yours as above in a Public or Private area ? The one I reported in Watson is on Private / Business land. I have written to Company concerned and also posted on ACT "Fix my street". Sofar no response from either.
Mike
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
Hi Max. This is an entry to Isaacs Ridge but I suspect the neighbours planted it. There are several patches in the reserve.
MPW
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
Not sure I'm fond of these Neighbours particularly... I guess they are probably not aware that Periwinkle is invasive... we'll have to try harder on public education on this, sigh...
Tapirlord
wrote:
24 Sep 2021
And yet another reason to only buy plants from a licensed vendor, thankfully Periwinkle is prohibited from sale in the ACT following the Pest plants and Animals declaration (2015). Although this hasn't always been so, I once talked to a resident in Garran who drove to Melbourne specifically to pick up seedlings for their garden, and another who prizes it for medicinal properties. Food for thought I guess. :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118295-35.376121
- Altitude 710.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2021 04:17 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vinca major Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Vinca major Scientific name
- Blue Periwinkle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1255m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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