The lacy delicate foliage and attractive red berries of Bridal Creeper draw you in. The dispersal of seeds by birds, gives rise to new patches of these insidious plants. The wire conveys the toughness and growth habits of these feral plants, its steely resilience establishing its stranglehold in the environment, twisting, tangling and weaving its way to further expand the patch. The underground tubers and corms of this plant link together to become large structures, endlessly multiplying. Nets of tangled creeper drape over and veil native plants. Plants that are no longer there, strangled and out contested. The intrinsic beauty that attracts us to these creepers initially, when combined with their underlying toughness, has been central to their spread into native areas. Sublime, Insidious.
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