Description
• Mat-forming perennial creeper
• Leaves in opposite pairs and oval to triangular in shape
• Flowers – bell-shaped white with two purple marks inside
• Seeds are club-shaped containing four flattened black seeds
Flowering Times
• Late summer (though can flower all year round)
Control Measure
• Hand removal ensuring seed pods are collected
• Herbicides
Problems
• Invades bushland and smothers vegetation
• Rapid growth rate
• Grows in both shaded & exposed sites including maintained turf
• Seeds remain viable for years
