Weed Directory
Use this Weed Directory tool to identify New Zealand weeds, find guidance on which weed gel to use, when and how to apply it, and other useful tips.
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Agapanthus – The spreading menace
Agapanthus look pretty, but exclude native plants
Arum Lilies
Arum Lilies are beautiful and take over wet areas
Bamboo Weeds
You may have seen a cute bamboo plant. But….
Banana Passionfruit – The Canopy Smotherer
Tasty fruit, pretty flowers – and a forest killer!
Blackberry – The Thorny Rambler
Reclaim your property from this sharp-thorned pest
Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
The golden shrub that’s stealing our coastlines
Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
Often considered a “super-weed” and here’s why…
Broom – The Golden Invader
Bright yellow flowers, but broom takes over fast
Bulb Weeds – Arum Lillies – Bear’s Breeches etc.
Kill those bulb weeds like Montbretia, right now
Chinese Privet & Tree Privet
Remove Invasive Tree & Chinese Privet Permanently
Climbing Asparagus Scandens
This type is not edible – it’s a silent killer!
Elder trees – Elderflower
Elder is a hard to kill prolific shrub
Eleagnus – The Climbing Nightmare
Eleagnus is – The Climbing Nightmare
Flame Tree
Flame Tree is delightful, but dangerous
Ginger (Wild) or Yellow Ginger
Wild Ginger – Not The Good Stuff
Gorse is gone
Kill Gorse with Cut’n’Paste Bamboo Buster Weed Gel
Hawthorn, Cotoneaster and Barberry
Hawthorn, Cotoneaster and Barberry Are Gone
Herbaceous green leafy weeds and grasses
How to kill leafy herbaceous weeds and grasses
Ivy
Ivy might look romantic but it kills native bush
Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Pretty in Spring, a Problem All Year Round
Japanese Honeysuckle – The Scented Killer
Japanese Honeysuckle – The Scented Killer
Jasmine the Scented Killer
Jasmine has a beautiful scent but it’s a killer!
Kikuyu, Couch or Twitch Grass, Paspallum
Kill any problem grasses with Cut’n’Paste Original
Mexican Daisy – The Pretty Spreader
Exotic daisies that carpet walls and cliffs
Moth Plant – The Strangler and smotherer
Moth Plant – The Strangler killed with Cut’n’Paste
Old Man’s Beard
It may look pretty but it’s going to kill trees
Palm Grass – Tough and Deceptive Invader
Palm Grass looks tropical & harmless, but isn’t!
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
A handsome shade tree with a habit of taking over
Wandering Willie (Tradescantia fluminensis)
Famous for causing allergic skin reactions in dogs
Wild Kiwifruit – Our Favourite Fruit Gone Feral
A Kiwi icon that smothers bush and harbours Psa
Wilding Pines
Aggressive exotic pines invading NZ High Country
Willows the Wetland Menace
Willows, the wetland menace
Woolly Nightshade or Tobacco Weed/Kerosene Plant
Woolly Nightshade /Tobacco Weed Meets Cut’n’Paste

