Arum lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Weed profile
Perennial
Herb- Habitat: gardens, wetlands
Impact
Invades wetlands.
Description
- Large perennial herb growing from a rhizome.
- Hairless, remaining green all year.
- Broad arrowhead leaves to 50 cm long on fleshy stalks.
- Inflorescence a yellow spike wrapped in a large white bract.
- Fruit of green berries.
Control options
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Cut and swab
Application Rate: 8-40mL/L
Product Name: agVantage Glyphosate 450®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut and swab, while actively growing.
Comments:
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Do not apply in waterways.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (360g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Cut and swab
Application Rate: 10-50mL/L glyphosate + 0.05-0.1g/L metsulfuron-methyl
Product Name: Roundup Biactive® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut and swab, while actively growing.
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Wiper or brush
Application Rate: 0.05-0.1g/L
Product Name: Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Wiper or brush, while actively growing.
Comments: Soil active.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Cut and swab
Application Rate: 0.05-0.1g/L
Product Name: Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut and swab, while actively growing.
Comments: Soil active.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Wiper or brush
Application Rate: 10-50mL/L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Wiper or brush, while actively growing.
Comments:
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (360g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Wiper or brush
Application Rate: 10-50mL/L glyphosate + 0.05-0.1g/L metsulfuron-methyl
Product Name: Roundup Biactive® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Wiper or brush, while actively growing.
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
Legal requirements in each region
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
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Control advice
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