'We’re seeing reports of it everywhere and in a lot of private gardens.'
A beautiful plant with small pink flowers and long red stems is threatening native plants in gardens and parks throughout Greater Victoria.The Capital Regional District and the Invasive Species Council of B.C. are urging the public to report all outbreaks of this aggressive, invasive member of the geranium family before it destroys the sensitive ecosystems of southern Vancouver Island.
It’s been spotted in Langford, Otter Point, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria and the Gulf Islands, said Harris. There are a few patches on the Lower Mainland. “You get a huge carpet of shiny geraniums. It’s so aggressive to anything that’s competing down there.” Shiny geraniums really are shiny and their stems turn red as they mature, said Harris, who saw them a few days ago in ditches at Goldstream Park. The plant can be confused with dove’s foot geranium, which has similar looking leaves, but its leaves and stems are hairy. The leaves of shiny geraniums are softer.
“Everywhere we’ve seen it on the south Island, it’s taken over very rapidly. It’s just arrived in south Oak Bay and I’m concerned that all the natural heritage is at risk. The last thing we want to see is a new aggressive weed arrive.” Wallin recommends reporting all outbreaks of shiny geraniums by downloading the Report Invasives B.C. app or the Report-a-Weed B.C. app. People can also email the CRD at invasive@crd.bc.ca to report an outbreak.
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