Alien Invader Plants
Izihlahla Zokufika Ezhlaselayo
Uitheemse Probleem Plante

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CONTROL:
Manual and Mechanical: Plants can be readily removed by hand.
Chemical:  No herbicide is registered for this species at present.

DESCRIPTION: A bulbous herb.  Stems 1.5-2.5m high, purplish-brown towards the base usually rough and hairy (A); dark shiny green leaves, scattered, narrow (5-10mm wide x 75-200mm long) linear to narrow oblong in shape; flowers white, flushed with reddish-purple outside (rarely pure white), white inside, narrowly funnel shaped, 120-200mm long, fragrant, usually 1or 2 (up to 10), borne horizontally on stalks 50-150mm long; nectary-furrows bordered with hairs and warts, filaments papillose to the base; pollen yellow.  Flowering time: January – March.  Fruit capsules 70-90mm long.

ORIGIN: Originates from Taiwan and has been widely cultivated as an ornamental.

WHERE FOUND/PROBLEMS CAUSED: Throughout the summer rainfall regions it is commonly found in road reserves and disturbed moist sites.  Grows and spreads rapidly. Invades grassland, moist sites, roadsides, and plantations.

DID YOU KNOW: Formosa lily was commonly grown as a garden plant but has escaped and like many other exotic ornamentals has become a serious and invasive weed.

This page was last edited on 23 April, 2006