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Convolvulus arvensis |
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| Common name |
bindweed |
| Family |
convolvulaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white (summer) |
| Size |
climbs or rambles, to 6 ft |
| Light |
sun |
One of the noxious weeds of the US. A relative of the morning glory, with similar flowers that are actually quite pretty, but with designs to take over whatever space they set root in. Probably more of a nuisance in agriculture than in gardens, but it still makes for a good bit of work in our garden, since it's difficult to dig up the plants with all the roots (and if you don't, it will be back!).
I received a friendly email from a convolvulaceae connoisseur who placed the plant shown in the photo here as Calystegia sepium - in which case I almost definitely grow both species, I've just been too lazy to figure out which is which. I'll try to get side-by-side photos next season... In the meantime, this page has some identification information.
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This is a weed in our garden About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Marie-Ève | Sep 07, 2006 | Your picture is very beatiful and is of great value to my weeds identification sheet since there are only the leves it's great to study!!, thank you very much |
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