Weeds > Calystegia > Calystegia sepium > Calystegia sepium
Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed
| Family |
| Convolvulaceae |
| Genus |
| Calystegia |
| Species |
| sepium |
| Category |
| Weeds |
| Type |
| Vine |
| Height |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedges and ground cover or accent planting among other plants but may be considered an invasive species. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Spreading and twines around other plants in a counter-clockwise direction. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Temperate Northern Hemisphere,. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Covered by large bracts which remain scarcely overlap and do not cover the sepals of open flowers. |
| Leaf Description |
| Spirally, simple, pointed at the tip and arrowhead-shaped that are 5 - 10 cm long and 3 - 7 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| 5-petaled and cup-shaped with 5 stamens. Trumpet-shaped, 5-petaled and are 3 - 7 cm in diameter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Spherical capsules, 1 cm in diameter containing 2 - 4 large seeds that are shaped like quarters oranges. Dry and splits open when ripe. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are matte green. The flowers are white or pale pink with 5 darker striped. The seeds are black. |
| Propagation |
| Division. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The leaves are roots are edible. |
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