Alien Invasives
Chandelier Plant (Bryophyllum delagoense)
04 October 2016
- Other names
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Mother of Millions, Mother of Thousands (English)
Kandelaarplant (Afrikaans) - Invasive status
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NEMBA Category 1b
CARA 2002 Category 1 - Description
- An erect, hairless succulent perennial growing up to 1,2 metres high with grey-green, mottled leaves often having darker green to reddish spots. Flowers appear from June to July and are pale orange to deep magenta appearing at the end of an erect stalk
- Originally from
- Madagascar
- Where is it a problem?
- KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces
- How does it spread?
- Dispersal by seeds and rooting leaves
- Why is it a problem?
- It competes with indigenous species and is very poisonous to humans and animals
- Planting alternatives
- Veld Aloe (Aloe greatheadii), Coral Aloe (Aloe striata), Sickle Crassula (Crassula multicava), Fairy Crassula (Crassula perfoliata), Pigs Ears (Cotyledon orbiculata)
- Uses
- Ornamental plant
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