Backyard critters, great and small
From Weeds Of Australia websiteThe Phantom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:49 pm(SNIP)
If folks would like having Monarchs flitting around their gardens all it takes is growing Milkweed bushes where that is legal and preferable and Googling for clues on what to do next. Hint: the caterpillars are voracious eaters and soon decimate bushes if there is not enough to go around.
This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and Western Australia. It is a common weed of pastures, disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides and is also found in natural areas (i.e. wetlands, waterways, open woodlands and grasslands).
Red-head cotton bush (Asclepias curassavica) was recently ranked among the top 200 most invasive plants in south-eastern Queensland, and it is mainly a concern in riparian areas and wetlands in this region. In Western Australia it has been found growing in reasonably intact bushland as well as disturbed urban bushland, from Carnarvon to Mandurah.
Yes, I agree and that is why I mentioned where it is "legal and preferable". It is up to those intending to plant such bushes to check to see if they can escape. For instance, our area has a low rainfall and the plants cannot escape. We monitor the situation regularly in case we have fucked up.Irrev-Black wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:54 pmFrom Weeds Of Australia websiteThe Phantom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:49 pm(SNIP)
If folks would like having Monarchs flitting around their gardens all it takes is growing Milkweed bushes where that is legal and preferable and Googling for clues on what to do next. Hint: the caterpillars are voracious eaters and soon decimate bushes if there is not enough to go around.This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and Western Australia. It is a common weed of pastures, disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides and is also found in natural areas (i.e. wetlands, waterways, open woodlands and grasslands).
Red-head cotton bush (Asclepias curassavica) was recently ranked among the top 200 most invasive plants in south-eastern Queensland, and it is mainly a concern in riparian areas and wetlands in this region. In Western Australia it has been found growing in reasonably intact bushland as well as disturbed urban bushland, from Carnarvon to Mandurah.
The milkweed referred to here may not be Asclepias curassavica but balloon cotton bush Gomphocarpus physocarpus (or Gomphocarpus fruticosus as you go further south).Irrev-Black wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:54 pmFrom Weeds Of Australia websiteThe Phantom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:49 pm(SNIP)
If folks would like having Monarchs flitting around their gardens all it takes is growing Milkweed bushes where that is legal and preferable and Googling for clues on what to do next. Hint: the caterpillars are voracious eaters and soon decimate bushes if there is not enough to go around.This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and Western Australia. It is a common weed of pastures, disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides and is also found in natural areas (i.e. wetlands, waterways, open woodlands and grasslands).
Red-head cotton bush (Asclepias curassavica) was recently ranked among the top 200 most invasive plants in south-eastern Queensland, and it is mainly a concern in riparian areas and wetlands in this region. In Western Australia it has been found growing in reasonably intact bushland as well as disturbed urban bushland, from Carnarvon to Mandurah.
“It’s that time of year again,” reminds Ned Snow of Lilyfield. “My neighbourhood koel is back from wherever he’s been for the winter, announcing his presence for the past two mornings around 5:30am. Are others too engrossed by other topics to report, or am I just ‘lucky’?
