General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Spread: Trails or creeps 1-5 feet
Fruit: Other: 1/4 inch globose capsule
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: With pale throat
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: May flower sporadically throughout the year.
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Bindweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Convolvulus angustissimus
  • Synonym: Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. fililobus

Photo Gallery
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2016-12-23
Cotyledons
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2016-12-23
Side view of the cotyledons

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