About
Calystegia sepium is a perennial wildflower that features climbing stems, reaching heights of over 3 meters. Its leaves are broad and heart-shaped, providing a lush green backdrop. During the summer months, it produces white, trumpet-shaped blooms that measure between 3 to 7 centimeters in diameter.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- Europe
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Occurs naturally in woodlands and hedges, on banks and verges, and in rough or waste ground. May creep into gardens from adjacent areas, be brought in as root fragments with other plants or, occasionally, spread by seed. The long, twining stems and tangled mass of roots mean it can compete strongly with garden plants and may need to be controlled. Where it can be allowed, the large white flowers are attractive and good for pollinators and the leaves are a food plant for several moth caterpillars including elephant hawkmoth and convolvulus hawkmoth. See bindweed for further information
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Spreads from underground sections of stem and roots and, occasionally, seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free