Calystegia sepium ssp. roseata

Large Bindweed

Robust climber.

Additional information

• FamilyConvolvulaceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• SizeTwining 1-4 m
• Plant groupingClimbers & creepers
• LeavesArrow-shaped leaves 4-10 cm x 2-8 cm, on long stalks. Margins wavy.
• Flower colourWhite to pink
• Flowering timeOctober to January
• FlowersSingle funnel-shaped flowers to 6 cm long, on stalks longer than leaf stalks. Bracts at the base of each flower are pointed.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist to wet swamps and stream margins. Partial shade.
• Garden useA stronger but not rampant climber for wet areas.
• Commercially availableNever
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
• Aboriginal Use Food - roots
• Related speciesKnown to hybridise and sometimes confused with *C. silvatica, a naturalised species. The bracts at the base of C. silvatica flowers are larger and blunt or rounded.

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