Impatiens glandulifera / Himalayan balsam common name(s): ornamental jewelweed, kiss-me-on-the-mountain location: near Brandon Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba on banks of Red River licence: by Yongsheng-Ye, CC BY-NC source: emailed to Linda Dietrick, Manitoba Master Gardener Association. Used with permission. You may download and use photo according to the copyright licence listed.
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yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Iris pseudacorus / yellow flag iris common name: yellow flag iris, yellow iris, water flag location: Van Belleghem Park, in Southdale neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba licence: CC-BY-NC william_b27 learn about Creative Commons (CC) licenses (opens new tab) source: iNaturalist learn about iNaturalist (opens new tab) You may download and use image according to the copyright READ MORE
purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)1
Lythrum salicaria / purple loosestrife common name: purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, purple Lythrum location: Victoria Beach on Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba licence: CC-BY-NC rhubarbqueen learn about Creative Commons (CC) licenses (opens new tab) source: iNaturalist learn about iNaturalist (opens new tab) You may download and use according to the copyright licence listed.
goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)2
Aegopodium podagraria / goutweed common names: goutweed, bishop’s weed, bishops weed, ground elder location: Kenora, Ontario licence: CC-BY-NC Carter Dorscht learn about Creative Commons licenses source: iNaturalist learn about iNaturalist You may download and use image according to the copyright licence listed.
goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)1
Aegopodium podagraria / goutweed common names: goutweed, bishop’s weed, bishops weed, ground elder location: Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba licence: CC-BY-NC Emily Klingbell learn about Creative Commons (CC) licenses (opens new tab) source: iNaturalist learn about iNaturalist (opens new tab) You may download and use image according to the copyright licence listed.
Meeting with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
The CFIA is responsible for the regulation of invasive plants at the national level. We believe that the CFIA is failing to protect Canada from the threat posed by invasive ornamental plants and made our case in our recently released White Paper. We had asked the CFIA for input on the paper before we released READ MORE
Periwinkle: Mistakes From the Past
By Nan Brown, April 2023 Unbelievable infestations of periwinkle have arisen from some old pioneer cemeteries and homesteads where it was planted probably by the first settlers. Now, after one hundred years or longer, the forests for acres around host nothing more than periwinkle. An example for those in the Bruce County area is in READ MORE
A Case for Invasive Plant Regulation
This article is one of many stories we receive regarding invasive plants, the harm they do and the cost of removal in labour and time. This is a testimony to why invasive plants like periwinkle should not be sold. The Perils of Periwinkle by Anna Thomas. Republished with permission from the East Gwillimbury Gardeners newsletter READ MORE
New guide spotlights the worst invasive plants in the Sault/Algoma—and what to grow instead
Sault Ste. Marie—Gardeners and property owners in Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District now have access to a “grow me instead” guide geared to this area. Produced by local environmental group Clean North, this guide spotlights 24 invasive plants known to be aggressive invaders here. It also suggests native plants to grow instead. Replacing invasives READ MORE
Reducing the sales of invasive plant species in Canada – to safeguard biodiversity
The global trade in ornamental nursery stock is the primary pathway for the introduction of nonindigenous invasive plants in Canada. Those invasive plants can threaten biodiversity and diminish its associated ecological, economic, social, cultural, and intrinsic values. To protect our economy, environment and public health from invasive plant species, Canada needs to: The number of READ MORE