Scientific Name:
Calystegia sepium
Pronunciation:
kal-ee-STEE-jee-uh SEP-ee-um
Common Name:
hedge bindweed, morning glory
Family Name:
Convolvulaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant, Vine or climber, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Very aggressive weedy vine with twining stems and deep rhizomes; leaves heart-shaped with large basal lobes that can be rounded or squared-off in shape, sparsely distributed along the stems, most 6-12cm long x 3-5cm wide; flowers 5-7cm wide, white, funnel shaped, enclosed in two large bracts before opening that remain at the base of each flower.
Habit:
Arching, Irregular, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to field bindweed (which has smaller leaves and flowers; leaves are more arrow-head shaped with pointy base lobes and apexes are more rounded; flower bracts are 2-5cm below the flower), and ornamental morning glory.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Colour (petals):
White, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes, Tubers, Twining stems
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (WDY) WeeDY location
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden