On Saturday, a bouquet featuring Western Australia’s most invasive weeds won a top award at the Margaret River Agricultural Show in Southwestern Australia.
Nature Conservation Margaret River, an independent, community-based nonprofit, submitted a bouquet to draw attention to the negative environmental impact of invasive weeds, which can destroy local habitats and plants. These weeds include plants that are often grown in home gardens.
The winning bouquet included Victorian tea tree, periwinkle, agapanthus, watsonia, English Ivy, arum lilies, and Flinders Range wattle.
“The best exhibit is one that really catches the judges’ eyes,” explained Margaret River Agricultural Show vice-president Julie Kirby to ABC News. A record-breaking 200 floral exhibits were submitted across several categories like floral art, wedding bouquets, and mixed weed arrangements.
Coastline in the Margaret River region of Western Australia.Chris Gordon / Getty Images
The competition, held every year, awarded ribbons for its best overall exhibit and mixed weeds category to Nature Conservation Margaret River’s entry.
Nature Conservation Margaret River biodiversity officer Obelia Walker was stunned to see that her organization’s submission won the overall bouquet award, saying that “I didn’t realize that I’d actually won the champion bouquet for the whole category.”
At Nature Conservation Margaret River, Walker leads the Arum Lily Blitz, a community-driven project to protect biodiversity in the region. The arum lily is native to South Africa and spreads rapidly through wetlands and bushland, pushing out local flora and fauna. Through community efforts using arum lily-specific herbicide, Walker and her team strive to bring back native plants like pink fairy orchids and cowslip orchids.
This victory not only draws international attention to invasive flowers in Australia, but may also raise awareness among local homeowners about the impact of planting non-native plants in their gardens.
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