Red Trumpet shaped flowers appear in clusters at the ends of drooping branches, leaves are egg shaped
Spread by birds, water,soil and machinery Red Cestrum is a significant naturalised environmental weed that invades native bushland and displaces native plants, often found in moist wet sclerophyll forests.
Best methods for removal are:
- remove the plants by hand being sure to remove all roots
- cutting back the canes and painting with herbicide
- cutting back before seeds develop will reduce the spread
- seedlings can be hand pulled or spot sprayed with herbicide
Botanic Name: Cestrum elegans
Common Name: Red Cestrum
Origin: Mexico
Flower Colour: Red
Flowers: Winter – Spring
A good indigenous replacement for Red Cestrum is Hazel Pomaderris
Photo Credit: VicFlora
Botanical Name: Pomaderris aspera
Common Name: Hazel Pomaderris
Family: Rhamnaceae
Size: 5-12m H x 2-4m W
Flowers: Oct – Nov
Growth Habit: Leafy Shrub
Growing Conditions: moist soil, part to full shade