Last night while I was watering the bananas nearby however, I noticed these two large, choko-like fruits hanging off the vine! Intrigued, I had a closer look, took some photos and went inside to Google it, specifically to see if it might be edible ;-)
Thank goodness for Google! I didn't know what to search for so I just typed in "vine with choko-like fruits" and ended up with what I wanted on the first page: Moth Vine.
A designated noxious weed. With an irritating white, milky sap known to cause skin issues.
Lovely!
Now I need to find those old long-sleeved rose-pruning gloves and a garbage bag to get rid of it in! Lesson learned. At least I got to it before the seed pods exploded with their masses of feathery seeds and it got into the nearby native vegetation.
Cheers,
6 comments:
Hi Julie, it's nasty! We spent literally years weeding it out of our remnant rainforest along the creek. The vine tends to break off at ground level when you try to pull it too, so maybe wait for wet ground, but get the chokos before they explode. Be careful not to get the sap in eyes too.
Reminds me of the time we had two cute bushes with pretty white flowers on them...Hubby wanted to pull them but I said no they are cute.....turns out they were Poison Sumac!!(which we learned after our daughter contracted the rash)
Lol! Big oops on this one Julie. I take a wait-and-see approach with some mystery plants in the garden too. Shame this experiment didn't work out. Best of luck with removing it. Anita. x
Thanks for putting a name for it- we've got it too, cleverly disguised as a fence creeper. The seedlings are popping up everywhere so I too am on a seek-and-destroy mission!
Hi Linda,
Eeek, thanks for the tips.
Hi Maggi,
Erm yes, not good is it?
Hi Anita,
Thanks :-)
Hi vTg,
Oh dear! Good luck! Pretty flower though, isn't it?
Cheers, Julie
Bugger of a thing, that stuff.
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