Cape Honey Flower

Was researching whether Cape Honey Flower is a nectar supply for birds, (re whether the removal of a large stand adjacent large nectar-producing trees ,also to be removed, needs to be staged to avoid disrupting food supply) and how it spreads.

Found the answers here:
http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/weeds-by-scientific-names/melianthus-major-cape-honey-flower.html

It seems it spreads vegetatively, and waterways and oceans carry seeds.

All parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. Both people and animals have died from ingesting it, and birds may be affected.

So we can remove all flowering parts at no cost to birds, and reduce its possible spread at the same time.

Posted on October 13, 2018 07:03 AM by kaipatiki_naturewatch